⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
- A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the first quarter
- Made three threes to their sixteen
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:36 · CHI 30-34 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:56 · CHI 57-57 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 8:15 · CHI 85-79 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · CHI 48-50 NY
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses technical free throw
Q4 5:09 · CHI 83-79 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:59 · CHI 87-81 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:04 · CHI 6-15 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 6:39 · CHI 8-25 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses technical free throw
Q2 11:15 · CHI 23-34 NY
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · CHI 48-50 NY
- Turnover
Al Harrington 3 second
Q4 4:35 · CHI 83-79 NY
📊The numbers
| CHI | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
