โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ CHI better than we expected
โผ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 30
A 17-0 run took them from 5 down to 12 up in the third quarter
Made seven threes to their thirteen
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Bulls
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 5 down to 12 up
Q3 11:42 ยท CHI 65-53 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luol Deng traveling
Q4 2:57 ยท CHI 90-85 MIA
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 0:50 ยท CHI 95-93 MIA
- Missed FT
Ronnie Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 ยท CHI 98-96 MIA

Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 1:31 ยท CHI 46-50 MIA
- Steal
Mario Chalmers stole it from Derrick Rose
Q4 0:50 ยท CHI 95-93 MIA
- Go-ahead
Dwyane Wade hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:37 ยท CHI 95-96 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:48 ยท CHI 88-84 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:18 ยท CHI 90-85 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:18 ยท CHI 90-85 MIA
๐The numbers
| CHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |








