⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- Ties it
Ben Gordon hit a three jumper, Larry Hughes with the assist
Q4 2:51 · CHI 97-97 NY
- Winner
Larry Hughes hit a 25-foot three jumper, Ben Gordon with the assist
Q4 0:55 · CHI 100-97 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 2:51 · CHI 103-97 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Drew Gooden offensive foul (Chris Duhon draws the foul)
Q4 3:49 · CHI 94-97 NY
- Turnover
Drew Gooden turnover
Q4 3:49 · CHI 94-97 NY
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · CHI 102-97 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:18 · CHI 40-40 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Duhon turnover
Q4 4:54 · CHI 92-92 NY
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler turnover
Q4 3:06 · CHI 94-97 NY
📊The numbers
| CHI | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
