⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 36
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:35 · CHI 12-8 HOU
- Ties it
Derrick Rose hit a 26-foot three jumper, Joakim Noah with the assist
Q4 0:00 · CHI 109-109 HOU
- Go-ahead
Derrick Rose hit a 25-foot three jumper, Taj Gibson with the assist
OT 1:47 · CHI 116-114 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose offensive foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
OT 4:20 · CHI 109-109 HOU
- Turnover
Derrick Rose turnover
OT 4:20 · CHI 109-109 HOU
- Missed FT
Joakim Noah misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 2:28 · CHI 113-112 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Brad Miller hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kyle Lowry with the assist
OT 2:50 · CHI 111-112 HOU
- Go-ahead
Luis Scola hit a hook shot
OT 2:06 · CHI 113-114 HOU
- Ties it
Luis Scola hit a 15-foot jumper, Kyle Lowry with the assist
OT 1:31 · CHI 116-116 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 1:04 · CHI 102-105 HOU
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · CHI 104-107 HOU
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · CHI 106-108 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
