⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
A 18-0 run took them from 10 down to 8 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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:30 · CHI 21-11 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 3:43 · CHI 80-73 BOS
- Go-ahead
John Salmons hit a 26-foot three jumper
2OT 3:28 · CHI 114-113 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
OT 2:34 · CHI 105-103 BOS
- Turnover
Derrick Rose lost ball
OT 1:02 · CHI 107-107 BOS
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
3OT 3:54 · CHI 120-118 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 10 down to 8 up
Q4 8:38 · CHI 91-99 BOS
- Lead
Kendrick Perkins hit a dunk, Tony Allen with the assist
OT 4:39 · CHI 101-103 BOS
- Ties it
Ray Allen hit a 25-foot three jumper
2OT 0:07 · CHI 118-118 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
2OT 3:01 · CHI 114-113 BOS
- Turnover
Glen Davis traveling
3OT 1:15 · CHI 123-123 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
3OT 0:38 · CHI 123-123 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
