⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 23
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q1 3:20 · OKC 30-28 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:25 · OKC 4-12 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 8:11 · OKC 35-45 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 1:13 · OKC 66-74 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
