⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 24
- A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 32
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven
A 15-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 6 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 6
Q2 4:03 · MIN 47-53 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 4:33 · MIN 70-70 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Williams turnover
Q4 4:01 · MIN 90-97 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18
Q1 5:35 · MIN 11-29 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Joakim Noah technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:07 · MIN 49-57 CHI
- Turnover
Ronnie Brewer out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:16 · MIN 90-97 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
