⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 26 from three- A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:19 · CHI 76-80 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 2:59 · CHI 87-84 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q4 7:41 · CHI 117-104 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach LaVine bad pass
Q4 1:02 · CHI 127-121 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 8:59 · CHI 42-45 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 9:23 · CHI 63-80 POR
- Steal
Damian Lillard stole it from Zach LaVine
Q4 1:02 · CHI 127-121 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
