⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first 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 Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 5:07 · CHI 21-8 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 2:33 · CHI 66-56 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:24 · CHI 55-49 DAL
- Missed FT
Joakim Noah misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:52 · CHI 77-74 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 10:06 · CHI 25-20 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dominique Jones lost ball
Q4 3:30 · CHI 82-76 DAL
📊The numbers
| CHI | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 12 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
