⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 31 from three- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 34-16 off them
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 4:23 · LAL 47-59 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 5:24 · LAL 71-83 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 5:38 · LAL 94-107 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 8:07 · LAL 57-76 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 11:49 · LAL 26-38 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 11:09 · LAL 79-99 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 7:42 · LAL 86-107 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:02 · LAL 47-61 CHI
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:02 · LAL 47-61 CHI
- Flagrant
Andre Drummond flagrant foul type 1
Q3 8:07 · LAL 57-76 CHI
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 32 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
