⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of sixteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:06 · LAL 59-59 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 6:00 · LAL 67-63 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 0:22 · LAL 76-68 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh McRoberts misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:12 · LAL 85-81 CHI
- Missed FT
Josh McRoberts misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:12 · LAL 85-81 CHI
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 0:16 · LAL 87-86 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- Steal
Luol Deng stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 0:16 · LAL 87-86 CHI
- Winner
Derrick Rose hit a 9-foot hook shot
Q4 0:04 · LAL 87-88 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 14 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
