⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 8 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
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
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
- Steal
Kurt Thomas stole it from Shawn Marion
Q4 0:46 · CHI 80-77 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 5:26 · CHI 12-15 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 8:18 · CHI 48-50 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 2:54 · CHI 78-75 DAL
- Turnover
Shawn Marion bad pass
Q4 0:46 · CHI 80-77 DAL
📊The numbers
| CHI | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 16 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
