⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 1-point lead to 10
Q1 4:12 · CHI 21-11 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q4 11:41 · CHI 100-75 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q4 8:35 · CHI 107-85 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
