⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 8:40 · HOU 15-10 CHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q3 5:09 · HOU 85-66 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 1:15 · HOU 24-22 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 9:37 · HOU 64-58 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses technical free throw
Q2 4:39 · HOU 41-36 CHI
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Shooting from the field | 0% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 0 | Free throws made | 0 |
| 0 | Rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Assists | 0 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
