⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 3:46 · HOU 53-44 CHI
- Steal
Kevin Porter Jr. stole it from DeMar DeRozan
Q4 2:35 · HOU 106-112 CHI
- Steal
Kevin Porter Jr. stole it from Alex Caruso
Q4 0:31 · HOU 111-118 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jabari Smith Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 4:45 · HOU 106-104 CHI
- Turnover
Jae'Sean Tate bad pass
Q4 4:22 · HOU 106-106 CHI
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover
Q4 3:09 · HOU 106-110 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:01 · HOU 55-54 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:48 · HOU 98-98 CHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q4 5:26 · HOU 106-115 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach LaVine lost ball turnover
Q4 4:58 · HOU 106-104 CHI
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan bad pass
Q4 2:35 · HOU 106-112 CHI
- Turnover
Alex Caruso bad pass
Q4 0:31 · HOU 111-118 CHI
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
