⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 58
- A 15-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 33 in the fourth 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 5:58 · CHI 28-19 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q4 10:20 · CHI 108-88 SA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 33
Q4 5:20 · CHI 126-93 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:19 · CHI 48-47 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 22
Q4 2:25 · CHI 126-104 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
