⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 7:10 · CHI 14-16 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:13 · CHI 103-104 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
DeMar DeRozan flagrant foul type 1
Q3 8:35 · CHI 56-65 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 10:24 · CHI 6-16 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 0:59 · CHI 25-32 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 9:56 · CHI 56-67 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mitchell Robinson flagrant foul type 1
Q3 10:20 · CHI 54-57 NY
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CHI 103-104 NY
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CHI 103-104 NY
📊The numbers
| CHI | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
