⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fourteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:16 · NY 64-66 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:33 · NY 75-75 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 2:14 · NY 42-55 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joakim Noah 3 second
Q4 4:15 · NY 92-97 CHI
- Missed FT
Taj Gibson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · NY 100-103 CHI
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · NY 102-104 CHI
📊The numbers
| NY | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
