⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- They went cold, four of twenty from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 11:26 · LAL 59-49 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 6:01 · LAL 96-83 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 2:21 · LAL 96-88 CHI
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 1:57 · LAL 96-89 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- Steal
Derrick Rose stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 2:21 · LAL 96-88 CHI
- Steal
Joakim Noah stole it from Pau Gasol
Q4 1:57 · LAL 96-89 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:14 · LAL 96-89 CHI
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
