⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 20 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
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 14- A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20
Q2 4:08 · CHI 72-52 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 6:11 · CHI 121-105 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 38 | Assists | 26 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
