⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 26
- A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18 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.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18
Q1 7:46 · LAL 12-30 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 4:11 · LAL 37-56 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 5:58 · LAL 81-105 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
