⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 24- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 10:22 · LAL 56-48 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q4 9:02 · LAL 94-76 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma lost ball turnover
Q4 0:58 · LAL 100-92 CHI
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · LAL 102-95 CHI
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · LAL 105-98 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- Steal
Cristiano Felicio stole it from Kyle Kuzma
Q4 0:58 · LAL 100-92 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 1:15 · LAL 103-98 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille Harrison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:51 · LAL 100-93 CHI
- Missed FT
Jabari Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · LAL 106-98 CHI
- Missed FT
Shaquille Harrison misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:01 · LAL 107-100 CHI
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
