⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 47 from three
- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 22-14 off them
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 22
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 60
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:45 · CHA 53-56 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q3 4:28 · CHA 74-68 CHI
- Steal
Terry Rozier stole it from Zach LaVine
Q4 2:31 · CHA 104-97 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:46 · CHA 105-99 CHI
- Turnover
Devonte' Graham lost ball turnover
Q4 0:03 · CHA 115-113 CHI
- Turnover
Marvin Williams bad pass
Q4 0:00 · CHA 115-116 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 3:34 · CHA 42-56 CHI
- Winner
Zach LaVine hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:00 · CHA 115-116 CHI
- Steal
Wendell Carter Jr. stole it from Marvin Williams
Q4 0:00 · CHA 115-116 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Jim Boylen technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:47 · CHA 80-69 CHI
- Turnover
Zach LaVine bad pass
Q4 2:31 · CHA 104-97 CHI
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:21 · CHA 105-99 CHI
📊The numbers
| CHA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 22 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
