⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 2:26 · CHI 62-61 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Zach LaVine technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:18 · CHI 19-30 HOU
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses technical free throw
Q4 4:50 · CHI 106-121 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 7:55 · CHI 75-84 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 7:34 · CHI 100-117 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 3:14 · CHI 112-131 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses technical free throw
Q1 2:18 · CHI 19-30 HOU
- Technical
Jabari Smith Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:50 · CHI 106-121 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
