⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 8
- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the first 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 10:27 · CHI 14-4 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 6:34 · CHI 55-35 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 35
Q4 6:52 · CHI 111-76 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q1 5:06 · CHI 25-17 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
