⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- A 18-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 31 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:00 · SA 13-7 CHI
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 31
Q2 9:11 · SA 58-27 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 35
Q3 8:16 · SA 83-48 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 25
Q3 2:46 · SA 94-69 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 9:21 · SA 101-83 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
