⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:18 · SA 66-67 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 9:52 · SA 89-73 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bruce Bowen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · SA 94-86 CHI
- Missed FT
Bruce Bowen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:58 · SA 94-86 CHI
- Missed FT
Matt Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:56 · SA 94-86 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 8:07 · SA 56-65 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Andres Nocioni flagrant foul type 1 (George Hill draws the foul)
Q4 11:23 · SA 76-71 CHI
- Technical
Andres Nocioni technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:23 · SA 77-71 CHI
📊The numbers
| SA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
