⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 36
- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 27-15 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 4
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 0:00 · CHI 32-18 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 5:13 · CHI 48-28 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 33
Q4 4:56 · CHI 109-76 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q2 0:35 · CHI 58-42 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 12 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 11 |
