⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their ten- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 29-10 off them
- A 12-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 31 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.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:14 · CHA 0-8 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 3:13 · CHA 42-58 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 31
Q4 6:48 · CHA 84-115 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
