⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ HOU 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 Rockets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 25-10 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 9:22 · CHI 37-30 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:55 · CHI 82-90 HOU
- Turnover
Kyle Korver bad pass
Q4 2:36 · CHI 84-92 HOU
- Turnover
Kyle Korver lost ball
Q4 0:34 · CHI 88-94 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:11 · CHI 62-62 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 0:48 · CHI 70-78 HOU
- Steal
Goran Dragic stole it from Kyle Korver
Q4 0:34 · CHI 88-94 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Goran Dragic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:23 · CHI 86-92 HOU
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · CHI 88-94 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
