⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- They went cold, three of fifteen from three
- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 4:30 · CHI 42-33 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 0:09 · CHI 51-35 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q4 8:02 · CHI 81-69 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luol Deng bad pass
Q4 2:26 · CHI 82-74 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:48 · CHI 6-12 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 2:49 · CHI 16-22 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 2:34 · CHI 60-61 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Wilcox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:43 · CHI 74-69 BOS
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:20 · CHI 82-74 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:06 · CHI 84-78 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
