⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:25 · BOS 24-19 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 5:45 · BOS 68-67 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 4:16 · BOS 87-84 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
Q4 1:40 · BOS 88-89 CHI
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins bad pass
OT 4:18 · BOS 99-97 CHI
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
OT 2:41 · BOS 99-101 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- Lead
John Salmons hit a 14-foot two point shot, Ben Gordon with the assist
OT 3:23 · BOS 99-101 CHI
- Lead
Tyrus Thomas hit a jumper, Derrick Rose with the assist
OT 1:46 · BOS 101-103 CHI
- Winner
Tyrus Thomas hit a 20-foot jumper, Ben Gordon with the assist
OT 0:50 · BOS 103-105 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 3:30 · BOS 83-84 CHI
- Turnover
Joakim Noah traveling
OT 1:20 · BOS 103-103 CHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
