⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 31 from three- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 24
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 stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 1:46 · CHI 98-80 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Zach LaVine technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:50 · CHI 115-101 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses technical free throw
Q4 1:50 · CHI 115-101 DAL
📊The numbers
| CHI | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
