โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ CHI better than we expected
โผ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 22-13 off them
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the first quarter
Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 48
A 16-0 run took them from 13 down to 3 up in the first quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Bulls
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 13 down to 3 up
Q1 5:58 ยท CHI 20-17 ATL
- Steal
Ben Gordon stole it from Ronald Murray
Q4 0:03 ยท CHI 101-105 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 1:08 ยท CHI 97-102 ATL
- Turnover
Ben Gordon lost ball
Q4 0:39 ยท CHI 98-102 ATL
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 ยท CHI 102-105 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 10:11 ยท CHI 4-17 ATL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 8:06 ยท CHI 61-72 ATL
- Steal
Mike Bibby stole it from Ben Gordon
Q4 0:39 ยท CHI 98-102 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Bibby technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:35 ยท CHI 51-50 ATL
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 ยท CHI 98-104 ATL
- Turnover
Ronald Murray bad pass
Q4 0:03 ยท CHI 101-105 ATL
๐The numbers
| CHI | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |









