⏱️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
▼ BKN 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 Nets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of twenty from three- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 4:59 · CHI 64-46 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 9:17 · CHI 106-95 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Goran Dragic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:40 · CHI 98-92 BKN
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:27 · CHI 117-110 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:03 · CHI 69-65 BKN
- Steal
Kyrie Irving stole it from Nikola Vucevic
Q4 1:27 · CHI 117-110 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
