⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 9:32 · CHI 37-34 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q3 3:05 · CHI 74-81 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Coby White flagrant foul type 1
Q4 8:01 · CHI 81-97 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 1:55 · CHI 51-61 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 0:29 · CHI 76-94 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
D'Angelo Russell misses technical free throw
Q1 3:30 · CHI 13-27 LAL
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:02 · CHI 29-34 LAL
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 8:01 · CHI 81-98 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHI | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
