⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their no- They went cold, no of ten from three
- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:56 · ATL 8-0 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 11:18 · ATL 72-70 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 7:46 · ATL 80-72 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses technical free throw
Q1 5:31 · ATL 19-10 CHI
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:18 · ATL 80-74 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 0 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
