⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 51
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
- Steal
Luol Deng stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 2:19 · CHI 82-90 LAL
- Steal
Joakim Noah stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 1:57 · CHI 84-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Taj Gibson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:09 · CHI 79-86 LAL
- Turnover
Joakim Noah offensive foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)
Q4 0:37 · CHI 84-92 LAL
- Turnover
Joakim Noah turnover
Q4 0:37 · CHI 84-92 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shannon Brown turnover
Q4 4:56 · CHI 79-86 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 2:19 · CHI 82-90 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 1:57 · CHI 84-90 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHI | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 14 | Blocks | 5 |
