⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22- A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 2:40 · CHI 83-104 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q1 7:22 · CHI 10-17 BOS
- Missed FT
Joakim Noah misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q1 2:13 · CHI 19-27 BOS
- Technical
Tyrus Thomas technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 8:19 · CHI 43-68 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q2 1:39 · CHI 37-62 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q3 5:03 · CHI 50-78 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Rajon Rondo flagrant foul type 1 (Joakim Noah draws the foul)
Q1 2:13 · CHI 19-27 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 23 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 16 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
