⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 33 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:15 · CHA 34-28 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 5:09 · CHA 64-72 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q4 4:29 · CHA 102-113 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
P.J. Washington technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:30 · CHA 102-116 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 5:04 · CHA 20-23 CHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 6:35 · CHA 39-50 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
