⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs 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
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 24
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
Andres Nocioni bad pass
Q4 1:20 · CHI 82-83 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 3:56 · CHI 57-65 SA
- Winner
Tony Parker hit a driving layup
Q4 1:40 · CHI 82-83 SA
- Steal
Bruce Bowen stole it from Andres Nocioni
Q4 1:20 · CHI 82-83 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 4:54 · CHI 75-77 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:07 · CHI 87-91 SA
📊The numbers
| CHI | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
