⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 42- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 24
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q4 11:27 · CHI 89-80 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 4:10 · CHI 112-91 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 7:33 · CHI 16-16 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:39 · CHI 37-36 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 2:43 · CHI 47-55 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
