⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the fourth quarter
- Made four threes to their ten
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q4 5:35 · CHI 95-99 HOU
- Winner
Derrick Rose hit a 7-foot jumper
Q4 0:32 · CHI 104-102 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 2:02 · CHI 105-102 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Salmons misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CHI 105-102 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luis Scola offensive foul (Brad Miller draws the foul)
Q4 2:49 · CHI 93-99 HOU
- Turnover
Luis Scola turnover
Q4 2:49 · CHI 93-99 HOU
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks bad pass
Q4 1:44 · CHI 98-102 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
