⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 40
- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 28
- A 14-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 44 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 2:06 · CHI 24-10 MEM
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 44
Q3 7:56 · CHI 76-32 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 36-point lead to 44
Q4 6:48 · CHI 98-54 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 46-point deficit to 38
Q3 2:13 · CHI 82-44 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
