⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 25 from three- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 51
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:49 · CHI 22-17 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 4:15 · CHI 30-23 OKC
- Winner
Zach LaVine hit a 21-foot two point shot
Q4 1:30 · CHI 109-107 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:17 · CHI 105-102 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 9:57 · CHI 72-75 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q3 6:08 · CHI 77-87 OKC
- Ties it
Russell Westbrook hit a 26-foot three jumper, Dennis Schroder with the assist
Q4 1:54 · CHI 107-107 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses technical free throw
Q1 3:21 · CHI 26-21 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:24 · CHI 109-107 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHI | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
