⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 31 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 19 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 9:47 · HOU 35-31 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 19
Q4 6:16 · HOU 95-114 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:55 · HOU 5-11 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 7:46 · HOU 7-22 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 31
Q3 3:25 · HOU 67-98 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
