⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 27-11 off them- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 8:12 · CHI 14-13 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q3 11:14 · CHI 63-60 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:57 · CHI 89-89 LAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q4 8:27 · CHI 93-106 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Sasha Vujacic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:15 · CHI 87-81 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHI | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 16 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
