⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their no- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 18-8 off them
- A 18-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 24 in the second quarter
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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 24
Q2 10:21 · CHI 48-24 NO
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 32
Q3 3:40 · CHI 89-57 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q2 3:41 · CHI 50-37 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 3:26 · CHI 95-78 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 0 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Assists | 10 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
