⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bulls 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.

Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:22 · HOU 14-5 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q2 0:01 · HOU 65-39 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 37
Q4 10:34 · HOU 99-62 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 30
Q3 4:02 · HOU 83-53 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lauri Markkanen misses technical free throw
Q1 11:25 · HOU 0-0 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 |








