⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 29
Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 26-14 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 2:47 · CHI 31-22 POR
- Lead
Luol Deng hit a 21-foot jumper, Derrick Rose with the assist
OT 4:43 · CHI 105-103 POR
- Winner
Kirk Hinrich hit a two point shot
OT 3:27 · CHI 108-107 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 0:28 · CHI 102-99 POR
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · CHI 102-101 POR
- Turnover
Taj Gibson lost ball
OT 0:30 · CHI 112-109 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Ties it
Brandon Roy hit a 9-foot jumper
Q4 0:16 · CHI 103-103 POR
- Ties it
Brandon Roy hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 4:20 · CHI 105-105 POR
- Go-ahead
Brandon Roy hit a layup
OT 3:47 · CHI 106-107 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller bad pass
Q4 1:09 · CHI 102-99 POR
- Turnover
Rudy Fernandez traveling
Q4 0:45 · CHI 102-99 POR
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:23 · CHI 112-109 POR
📊The numbers
| CHI | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |









