⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 28-12 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q2 6:54 · SAC 35-45 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q4 9:38 · SAC 72-90 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 4:09 · SAC 16-27 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 10:22 · SAC 24-45 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 9:22 · SAC 50-67 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Andres Nocioni technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:22 · SAC 28-45 CHI
📊The numbers
| SAC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 10 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
