⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 35 from three- Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fourteen
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 4:50 · CHI 29-20 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 11:52 · CHI 63-49 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 1:52 · CHI 114-98 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Drummond technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:43 · CHI 29-23 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:47 · CHI 31-31 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMelo Ball misses technical free throw
Q1 1:43 · CHI 29-23 CHA
- Technical
LaMelo Ball technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:21 · CHI 107-98 CHA
- Technical
LaMelo Ball technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:21 · CHI 109-98 CHA
📊The numbers
| CHI | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
