⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 43- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 40
- Made seven threes to their sixteen
- Went cold from three, seven of 26
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 10:29 · CHI 56-54 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 8:18 · CHI 92-86 DEN
- Go-ahead
Justin Holiday hit a 26-foot three jumper, Zach LaVine with the assist
OT 1:26 · CHI 107-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cameron Payne out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:21 · CHI 98-96 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:05 · CHI 98-98 DEN
- Turnover
Jabari Parker steps out of bounds turnover
OT 4:35 · CHI 98-98 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 2:02 · CHI 98-100 DEN
- Lead
Nikola Jokic hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jamal Murray with the assist
OT 3:12 · CHI 100-103 DEN
- Go-ahead
Nikola Jokic hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jamal Murray with the assist
OT 2:10 · CHI 104-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Harris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:28 · CHI 47-51 DEN
- Turnover
Malik Beasley out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:03 · CHI 98-98 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 1:17 · CHI 107-106 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 16 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
