⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 8:49 · CHA 17-10 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 5:40 · CHA 73-71 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 7:49 · CHA 97-88 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Washington bad pass
Q4 4:13 · CHA 97-90 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 1:44 · CHA 77-81 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
