⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 27 free throws to their fourteen- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 62
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 6 down to 6 up
Q3 6:47 · LAL 83-77 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 10:13 · LAL 102-90 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:11 · LAL 114-107 CHI
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:46 · LAL 116-112 CHI
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · LAL 117-115 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:09 · LAL 107-103 CHI
- Turnover
Coby White steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:24 · LAL 113-107 CHI
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
