⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 24 from three
- A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 56
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up
Q3 11:31 · ATL 71-65 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 7:01 · ATL 80-69 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 9:37 · ATL 33-39 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 1:28 · ATL 54-65 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
