⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Celtics 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:08 · CHI 44-49 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:52 · CHI 55-56 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses technical free throw
Q3 5:11 · CHI 55-56 BOS
- Turnover
Luol Deng bad pass
Q4 0:20 · CHI 91-86 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 1:50 · CHI 36-49 BOS
- Steal
Brandon Bass stole it from Luol Deng
Q4 0:20 · CHI 91-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:11 · CHI 55-56 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 4:54 · CHI 81-77 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 0:21 · CHI 91-86 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
