⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 2:52 · CHI 54-43 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses technical free throw
Q2 9:20 · CHI 29-31 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 4:55 · CHI 76-67 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 11:45 · CHI 89-80 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot personal foul. Patrick Williams misses free throw 1 of 2 and 2 of 2
Q4 4:47 · CHI 102-95 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHI | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
