⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 24-10 off them- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 64
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:55 · CHI 9-0 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 1:21 · CHI 41-26 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 2:26 · CHI 103-80 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Garrison Mathews technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:30 · CHI 73-54 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
