⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made 25 threes to their thirteen- Shot well above their usual, 25 of 47 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 26
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 8:07 · CHI 20-18 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:14 · CHI 28-21 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q3 9:26 · CHI 85-76 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 2:56 · CHI 66-74 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 25 | Threes made | 13 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 36 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
