⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 28
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the second quarter
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 dragged them back level
Q2 11:35 · CHI 27-27 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:30 · CHI 46-47 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 11:06 · CHI 86-73 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:17 · CHI 7-15 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 6:29 · CHI 36-47 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
JaMychal Green flagrant foul type 1
Q4 11:06 · CHI 80-73 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
