⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 44
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q1 1:19 · CHI 36-33 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 6:05 · CHI 81-86 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:04 · CHI 90-91 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 8:36 · CHI 44-46 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
