⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to five
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose lost ball
Q4 2:00 · CHI 90-87 SAC
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · CHI 95-93 SAC
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · CHI 96-94 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Steal
Francisco Garcia stole it from Derrick Rose
Q4 2:00 · CHI 90-87 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Martin turnover
Q4 4:45 · CHI 88-83 SAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:21 · CHI 95-91 SAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · CHI 96-94 SAC
📊The numbers
| CHI | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
