⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 18-8 off them
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 24
- A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:41 · CHI 8-0 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 10:45 · CHI 35-29 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 3:31 · CHI 20-25 DEN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q2 2:30 · CHI 52-64 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 65% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
