⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 32
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 31
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Carlos Boozer technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:18 · CHI 95-81 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:18 · CHI 51-48 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Thabo Sefolosha technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:20 · CHI 90-77 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHI | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 13 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
