⏱️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
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their nine- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 11:44 · BKN 6-0 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 3:48 · BKN 54-47 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bruce Brown misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:07 · BKN 102-105 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lonzo Ball out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:36 · BKN 100-103 CHI
- Missed FT
Ayo Dosunmu misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · BKN 107-111 CHI
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
