⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of twenty from three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their ten
- A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6 in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 23-7 off them
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:20 · CHI 50-56 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 6:41 · CHI 75-68 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brad Miller offensive foul (Andrew Bogut draws the foul)
Q4 0:55 · CHI 82-77 MIL
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 0:29 · CHI 82-79 MIL
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · CHI 82-81 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 9:36 · CHI 4-15 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 8:44 · CHI 35-53 MIL
- Steal
Andrew Bogut stole it from Derrick Rose
Q4 0:29 · CHI 82-79 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
