⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 32 from three
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 1:12 · LAL 27-33 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 2:44 · LAL 45-52 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 2:40 · LAL 99-119 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:08 · LAL 11-14 CHI
- Technical
Anthony Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:20 · LAL 66-86 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 3:58 · LAL 19-33 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 5:29 · LAL 37-52 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 9:55 · LAL 53-68 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 15 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 19 | Assists | 31 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
