⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 26- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 10
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 5:26 · LAC 44-39 CHI
- Steal
Chris Kaman stole it from Tyrus Thomas
Q4 0:37 · LAC 101-95 CHI
- Steal
Marcus Camby stole it from Derrick Rose
Q4 0:10 · LAC 103-97 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Baron Davis misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 1:52 · LAC 97-91 CHI
- Missed FT
Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · LAC 101-95 CHI
- Turnover
Backcourt
Q4 0:29 · LAC 101-95 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 6:20 · LAC 88-82 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:49 · LAC 95-89 CHI
- Turnover
Tyrus Thomas bad pass
Q4 0:37 · LAC 101-95 CHI
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 0:10 · LAC 103-97 CHI
📊The numbers
| LAC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
