⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 30-10 off them
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 25
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 8:59 · SA 19-5 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 4:51 · SA 57-56 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 6:11 · SA 113-112 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Richardson bad pass
Q4 2:33 · SA 118-116 CHI
- Turnover
Tre Jones bad pass
Q4 1:22 · SA 122-118 CHI
- Turnover
Tre Jones bad pass
Q4 0:56 · SA 122-120 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 4:35 · SA 28-23 CHI
- Steal
Andre Drummond stole it from Josh Richardson
Q4 2:33 · SA 118-116 CHI
- Steal
Javonte Green stole it from Tre Jones
Q4 0:56 · SA 122-120 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Javonte Green turnover
Q4 2:47 · SA 118-116 CHI
- Turnover
Goran Dragic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:30 · SA 118-116 CHI
- Turnover
Javonte Green bad pass
Q4 0:54 · SA 122-120 CHI
📊The numbers
| SA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 37 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
