⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:13 · HOU 60-64 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Carl Landry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:50 · HOU 86-91 CHI
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks bad pass
Q4 4:07 · HOU 91-97 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 1:15 · HOU 21-32 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 9:11 · HOU 60-73 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 7:39 · HOU 86-97 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Taj Gibson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · HOU 97-99 CHI
- Missed FT
Taj Gibson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:48 · HOU 97-99 CHI
- Missed FT
Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · HOU 97-104 CHI
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 12 |
