⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 45
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
- Made ten threes to their eighteen
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:59 · CHI 37-39 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 3:04 · CHI 65-49 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 5:45 · CHI 84-68 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:41 · CHI 0-12 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:28 · CHI 69-66 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:21 · CHI 73-66 BOS
- Technical
Joe Mazzulla technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:53 · CHI 82-68 BOS
- Technical
Joe Mazzulla technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:53 · CHI 83-68 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 18 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
