⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 20-8 off them
- Beaten inside, 52 points in the paint to 70
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:06 · CHI 8-2 SA
- Steal
Ayo Dosunmu stole it from Doug McDermott
Q4 1:56 · CHI 112-108 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 2:13 · CHI 118-108 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:36 · CHI 67-69 SA
- Missed FT
Coby White misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:17 · CHI 115-108 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 1:14 · CHI 29-34 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lonnie Walker IV misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:03 · CHI 110-106 SA
- Turnover
Doug McDermott bad pass
Q4 1:56 · CHI 112-108 SA
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray bad pass
Q4 1:30 · CHI 114-108 SA
📊The numbers
| CHI | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
