⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second quarter
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 5:07 · CHI 47-41 DEN
- Steal
Keith Bogans stole it from Ty Lawson
Q4 2:33 · CHI 86-84 DEN
- Steal
Kyle Korver stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 0:53 · CHI 90-86 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joakim Noah misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:57 · CHI 86-84 DEN
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 0:47 · CHI 90-86 DEN
- Turnover
Keith Bogans bad pass
Q4 0:25 · CHI 90-86 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up
Q3 2:35 · CHI 68-73 DEN
- Steal
Carmelo Anthony stole it from Derrick Rose
Q4 0:47 · CHI 90-86 DEN
- Steal
Shelden Williams stole it from Keith Bogans
Q4 0:25 · CHI 90-86 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 2:33 · CHI 86-84 DEN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 0:53 · CHI 90-86 DEN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 0:44 · CHI 90-86 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 12 | Blocks | 7 |
