⏱️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
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the third 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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:11 · CHI 20-19 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 10:18 · CHI 28-21 BOS
- Ties it
Ben Gordon hit a 25-foot three jumper, John Salmons with the assist
OT 0:04 · CHI 110-110 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon bad pass
Q4 1:19 · CHI 91-90 BOS
- Missed FT
Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · CHI 95-93 BOS
- Turnover
Ben Gordon lost ball
OT 0:48 · CHI 105-107 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 6:00 · CHI 10-15 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 7:33 · CHI 30-31 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q3 2:49 · CHI 70-73 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce turnover
Q4 1:42 · CHI 91-90 BOS
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins offensive foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul)
Q4 1:06 · CHI 91-91 BOS
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins turnover
Q4 1:06 · CHI 91-91 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
