⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:12 · CHI 10-0 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 6:37 · CHI 23-13 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q3 7:57 · CHI 78-56 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 7:49 · CHI 14-13 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
