⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 27- They shot well above their usual, eleven of twenty from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 5:28 · CHI 24-15 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 4:39 · CHI 75-78 BOS
- Winner
John Salmons hit a two point shot
Q4 2:28 · CHI 115-113 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q3 2:27 · CHI 78-80 BOS
- Technical
Brad Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:53 · CHI 90-90 BOS
- Turnover
Derrick Rose lost ball
Q4 3:24 · CHI 111-111 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 7:05 · CHI 62-75 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Bill Walker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:27 · CHI 77-80 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
