⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:53 · CHI 8-3 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 9:55 · CHI 41-29 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q3 10:48 · CHI 74-53 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q3 0:11 · CHI 95-87 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 19 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
