⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 5:34 · CHI 34-19 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 11:05 · CHI 80-65 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 7:12 · CHI 89-69 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up
Q2 8:51 · CHI 49-50 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
