⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their nineteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 6:33 · CHA 58-55 CHI
- Lead
Emeka Okafor hit a dunk, Boris Diaw with the assist
OT 2:28 · CHA 100-98 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
OT 1:53 · CHA 108-100 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:38 · CHA 89-92 CHI
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:14 · CHA 98-98 CHI
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:53 · CHA 101-100 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 6:35 · CHA 5-17 CHI
- Lead
Tyrus Thomas hit a 17-foot jumper, Ben Gordon with the assist
OT 4:11 · CHA 94-96 CHI
- Go-ahead
Drew Gooden hit a layup
OT 3:32 · CHA 97-98 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Andres Nocioni technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 5:01 · CHA 27-35 CHI
- Turnover
Derrick Rose lost ball
Q4 3:04 · CHA 84-88 CHI
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:13 · CHA 108-100 CHI
📊The numbers
| CHA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
