⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 32
Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 52
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 23-10 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 0:52 · CHI 53-65 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 11:07 · CHI 2-13 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |







