⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- They went cold, six of 22 from three
- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 2:30 · NO 27-26 CHI
- Steal
Josh Hart stole it from Thaddeus Young
Q4 1:51 · NO 111-117 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:49 · NO 113-117 CHI
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · NO 113-117 CHI
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · NO 113-117 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:07 · NO 0-8 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 1:54 · NO 45-64 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young lost ball turnover
Q4 1:51 · NO 111-117 CHI
- Missed FT
Thaddeus Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · NO 116-121 CHI
📊The numbers
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
