⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 0:05 · LAC 78-77 CHI
- Steal
Reggie Jackson stole it from Zach LaVine
Q4 1:18 · LAC 90-96 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul George technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:10 · LAC 61-67 CHI
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 4:49 · LAC 84-91 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 8:17 · LAC 8-18 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 9:44 · LAC 78-86 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach LaVine bad pass
Q4 1:18 · LAC 90-96 CHI
📊The numbers
| LAC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
