⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of fourteen from three- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 54
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:46 · SA 52-52 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 6:58 · SA 87-85 CHI
- Ties it
Manu Ginobili hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:42 · SA 93-93 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q2 3:03 · SA 43-52 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 3:33 · SA 26-27 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 11:11 · SA 33-40 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 10:02 · SA 77-80 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich lost ball
Q4 4:07 · SA 85-85 CHI
- Missed FT
Joakim Noah misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:51 · SA 87-89 CHI
- Missed FT
Joakim Noah misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · SA 93-95 CHI
📊The numbers
| SA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
