⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 29
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 4:37 · CHI 52-44 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 10:34 · CHI 92-78 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:06 · CHI 34-33 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
