⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 39 from three
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 0:04 · CHI 62-61 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses technical free throw
Q1 4:50 · CHI 21-23 OKC
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:47 · CHI 78-81 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:10 · CHI 19-23 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 8:00 · CHI 69-76 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q4 11:21 · CHI 84-102 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Luguentz Dort flopping technical foul
Q1 4:50 · CHI 21-23 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHI | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 12 | Threes made | 19 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
