⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 27 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 8:38 · CHI 15-4 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 1:06 · CHI 78-74 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Alex Caruso technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:00 · CHI 49-42 NY
- Missed FT
Coby White misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:41 · CHI 94-91 NY
- Missed FT
Javonte Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CHI 109-101 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 4:47 · CHI 20-16 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 7:45 · CHI 58-62 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses technical free throw
Q2 0:34 · CHI 49-43 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:16 · CHI 94-91 NY
📊The numbers
| CHI | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 11 |
