⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nine- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 17-9 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 4
- A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 up 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:54 · CHI 13-4 SA
- Steal
Thaddeus Young stole it from Dejounte Murray
Q4 0:19 · CHI 97-104 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lauri Markkanen out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:40 · CHI 89-94 SA
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:22 · CHI 89-94 SA
- Turnover
Zach LaVine out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:51 · CHI 89-96 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q2 0:30 · CHI 58-44 SA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:46 · CHI 80-79 SA
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 up
Q4 6:39 · CHI 89-98 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick White bad pass
Q4 3:26 · CHI 89-94 SA
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 0:19 · CHI 97-104 SA
📊The numbers
| CHI | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
