⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 24- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 11:12 · CHI 32-21 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 2:24 · CHI 50-39 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Wendell Carter Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:32 · CHI 50-39 ORL
- Technical
Lauri Markkanen technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:43 · CHI 56-48 ORL
- Missed FT
Kris Dunn misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · CHI 87-80 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 6:40 · CHI 34-29 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
