⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of eighteen from three- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 55
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 4:46 · CHI 98-94 LAC
- Winner
Luol Deng hit a 20-foot jumper, Andres Nocioni with the assist
OT 1:08 · CHI 110-109 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
OT 2:35 · CHI 115-109 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Drew Gooden lost ball
Q4 2:41 · CHI 99-98 LAC
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:46 · CHI 101-104 LAC
- Turnover
Larry Hughes bad pass
Q4 0:00 · CHI 106-106 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:57 · CHI 63-63 LAC
- Go-ahead
Zach Randolph hit a 15-foot jumper
Q4 2:20 · CHI 99-100 LAC
- Lead
Zach Randolph hit a 18-foot jumper
OT 4:41 · CHI 106-108 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph offensive foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)
OT 1:53 · CHI 108-109 LAC
- Turnover
Zach Randolph turnover
OT 1:53 · CHI 108-109 LAC
- Turnover
Zach Randolph offensive foul (Andres Nocioni draws the foul)
OT 0:51 · CHI 110-109 LAC
📊The numbers
| CHI | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
