⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 35
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 9:31 · CHI 39-28 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 7:26 · CHI 97-93 NO
- Ties it
DeMar DeRozan hit a driving dunk
Q4 0:56 · CHI 109-109 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:49 · CHI 50-51 NO
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan bad pass
Q4 2:18 · CHI 103-102 NO
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:17 · CHI 109-112 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 3:01 · CHI 20-22 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 9:49 · CHI 58-69 NO
- Winner
Brandon Ingram hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 0:39 · CHI 109-111 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · CHI 109-112 NO
- Missed FT
Herbert Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · CHI 111-115 NO
📊The numbers
| CHI | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
