⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 5:52 · LAL 45-33 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q2 0:39 · LAL 61-42 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 6:50 · LAL 103-79 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 7:52 · LAL 63-52 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 10:11 · LAL 91-75 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
