⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 46- Made seven threes to their thirteen
- Went cold from three, seven of 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 6:49 · ATL 104-101 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 4:36 · ATL 113-103 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 8:16 · ATL 40-49 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young bad pass
Q4 4:15 · ATL 107-103 CHI
- Turnover
Zach LaVine traveling
Q4 3:03 · ATL 111-103 CHI
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
