⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of thirteen from three- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 26
- Owned the paint, 36 points inside to 20
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 39
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their six, and were outscored 17-8 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 2:53 · NO 53-42 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul turnover
Q4 2:50 · NO 84-91 CHI
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:42 · NO 85-93 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:39 · NO 64-63 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 7:39 · NO 80-89 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
C.J. Watson bad pass
Q4 4:22 · NO 82-89 CHI
📊The numbers
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 20 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
