⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:47 · CHI 68-68 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 5:46 · CHI 86-84 BKN
- Winner
Rasual Butler hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kyle Korver with the assist
Q4 0:46 · CHI 92-90 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Taj Gibson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · CHI 89-88 BKN
- Missed FT
C.J. Watson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · CHI 92-90 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:18 · CHI 39-35 BKN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q3 7:30 · CHI 58-68 BKN
- Go-ahead
Brook Lopez hit a 10-foot jumper
Q4 1:01 · CHI 89-90 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Graham technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:52 · CHI 77-81 BKN
- Turnover
Jordan Farmar bad pass
Q4 2:19 · CHI 88-86 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHI | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
