⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 28
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:24 · CHI 82-84 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 0:40 · CHI 95-89 DEN
- Lead
Zach LaVine hit a driving layup, Garrett Temple with the assist
Q4 2:14 · CHI 108-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:42 · CHI 106-106 DEN
- Turnover
Zach LaVine traveling
Q4 0:44 · CHI 110-114 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 8:40 · CHI 3-16 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 1:00 · CHI 25-39 DEN
- Ties it
Nikola Jokic hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 2:57 · CHI 106-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:26 · CHI 45-53 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
