⏱️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 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
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of seventeen from three- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 52
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 4:50 · CHI 28-30 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 2:54 · CHI 38-32 LAL
- Steal
Kyle Korver stole it from Lamar Odom
Q4 1:10 · CHI 83-77 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joakim Noah turnover
Q4 1:54 · CHI 81-75 LAL
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · CHI 85-82 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 10:36 · CHI 4-16 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 3:17 · CHI 81-77 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom bad pass
Q4 1:10 · CHI 83-77 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CHI 86-83 LAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · CHI 88-84 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHI | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |
