⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fourteen- Won the second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to ten
- A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
- Made seven threes to their thirteen
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q4 8:17 · CHI 100-90 NY
- Steal
John Salmons stole it from Wilson Chandler
Q4 0:06 · CHI 110-103 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Salmons turnover
Q4 2:10 · CHI 102-95 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 3:31 · CHI 48-51 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington turnover
Q4 2:23 · CHI 102-95 NY
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler bad pass
Q4 0:06 · CHI 110-103 NY
📊The numbers
| CHI | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
