⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 7:43 · CHA 83-80 CHI
- Winner
Tyrus Thomas hit a two point shot, Boris Diaw with the assist
Q4 1:14 · CHA 90-89 CHI
- Steal
Boris Diaw stole it from Derrick Rose
Q4 0:28 · CHA 92-89 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses technical free throw
Q2 11:27 · CHA 36-23 CHI
- Missed FT
Tyrus Thomas misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q2 0:23 · CHA 55-42 CHI
- Goaltend
Tyrus Thomas defensive goaltending
Q4 0:21 · CHA 94-91 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 2:59 · CHA 67-70 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 9:30 · CHA 75-80 CHI
- Go-ahead
Carlos Boozer hit a layup, Derrick Rose with the assist
Q4 1:31 · CHA 88-89 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Kurt Thomas technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 7:11 · CHA 14-7 CHI
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:22 · CHA 83-82 CHI
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 0:28 · CHA 92-89 CHI
📊The numbers
| CHA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
