⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 5:22 · NO 59-73 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:26 · NO 4-10 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyrus Thomas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:30 · NO 64-86 CHI
📊The numbers
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
