⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
-9Q121-31
+11Q233-23
+7Q329-23
+10Q433-22
▼ DEN 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 Bulls won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 21- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 4
Key battles
22Fast break points4
31Free throws made14
12Steals6
5Threes made7
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 7:58 · CHI 97-87 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 8:37 · CHI 30-41 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
