⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 39- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 15
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 3:31 · CHI 72-59 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 9:02 · CHI 81-68 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joakim Noah bad pass
Q4 2:15 · CHI 85-79 HOU
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · CHI 92-86 HOU
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · CHI 92-86 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 1:08 · CHI 72-68 HOU
- Steal
Trevor Ariza stole it from Joakim Noah
Q4 2:15 · CHI 85-79 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Martin offensive foul (Kirk Hinrich draws the foul)
Q4 0:45 · CHI 92-86 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Martin turnover
Q4 0:45 · CHI 92-86 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 0 |
