⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen- A 14-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 13 in the second quarter
- Went cold from three, six of 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 11:43 · SA 37-21 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 2:58 · SA 64-43 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:42 · SA 90-88 CHI
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · SA 90-90 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 13
Q2 8:31 · SA 50-37 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 5:48 · SA 72-68 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 3:30 · SA 91-94 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:53 · SA 89-88 CHI
📊The numbers
| SA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
