⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their twelve- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 35-25 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 11:13 · HOU 8-3 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 8:45 · HOU 43-45 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:27 · HOU 71-73 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Gordon lost ball turnover
Q4 1:47 · HOU 109-103 CHI
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:57 · HOU 111-105 CHI
- Turnover
Jae'Sean Tate bad pass
Q4 0:06 · HOU 116-111 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:36 · HOU 30-37 CHI
- Steal
Lonzo Ball stole it from Eric Gordon
Q4 1:47 · HOU 109-103 CHI
- Steal
Zach LaVine stole it from Jae'Sean Tate
Q4 0:06 · HOU 116-111 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:32 · HOU 102-101 CHI
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 17 | Threes made | 15 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
