⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 6:01 · SA 56-53 CHI
- Steal
Tim Duncan stole it from Derrick Rose
Q4 2:18 · SA 75-79 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 2:18 · SA 75-79 CHI
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · SA 85-88 CHI
- Missed FT
Taj Gibson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · SA 85-89 CHI
📊The numbers
| SA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
