⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 6
- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 40
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 8:56 · CHA 45-35 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 7:52 · CHA 74-63 CHI
- Winner
Ronald Murray hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:43 · CHA 106-105 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses technical free throw
Q3 11:36 · CHA 59-52 CHI
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:05 · CHA 107-105 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:07 · CHA 59-54 CHI
- Ties it
Derrick Rose hit a driving layup
Q4 2:06 · CHA 105-105 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 3:53 · CHA 103-99 CHI
- Turnover
John Salmons turnover
Q4 0:51 · CHA 107-105 CHI
📊The numbers
| CHA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 1 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
