⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 58
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 3:13 · CHI 25-13 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 10:50 · CHI 34-26 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Silas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:11 · CHI 43-28 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 20 | Threes made | 17 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
