⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 17-6 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 1:28 · DAL 40-39 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 9:56 · DAL 50-41 CHI
- Ties it
Caron Butler hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:35 · DAL 79-79 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q1 5:28 · DAL 9-15 CHI
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:15 · DAL 77-76 CHI
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:52 · DAL 80-83 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:26 · DAL 55-51 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 7:35 · DAL 69-74 CHI
- Go-ahead
Taj Gibson hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 2:48 · DAL 77-79 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose lost ball
Q4 4:20 · DAL 72-74 CHI
- Goaltend
Joakim Noah defensive goaltending
Q4 4:11 · DAL 74-74 CHI
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DAL 80-86 CHI
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
