⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q2 7:35 · LAL 51-38 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 11:33 · LAL 69-56 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 5:33 · LAL 82-65 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sasha Vujacic bad pass
Q4 0:36 · LAL 116-105 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 3:47 · LAL 57-49 CHI
- Steal
Tyrus Thomas stole it from Sasha Vujacic
Q4 0:36 · LAL 116-105 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Drew Gooden flagrant foul type 1 (Vladimir Radmanovic draws the foul)
Q1 3:10 · LAL 24-21 CHI
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
