⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 10:29 · CHI 37-34 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 1:42 · CHI 79-64 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:11 · CHI 4-14 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
