⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 22-2 off them- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 6
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 5:41 · ATL 47-31 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 11:14 · ATL 65-42 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 30
Q3 6:37 · ATL 76-46 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
