⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 38- Made eight threes to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 10:09 · DEN 14-4 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:46 · DEN 74-79 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 4:50 · DEN 65-76 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
