⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21 in the first 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
- Ties it
DeMar DeRozan hit a 23-foot three jumper, Coby White with the assist
Q4 1:39 · CHI 94-94 MIA
- Lead
Alex Caruso hit a 25-foot three jumper, Zach LaVine with the assist
Q4 0:51 · CHI 97-94 MIA
- Winner
DeMar DeRozan hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 0:21 · CHI 99-97 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Coby White lost ball turnover
Q4 3:48 · CHI 87-90 MIA
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · CHI 99-97 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21
Q1 9:51 · CHI 1-22 MIA
- Ties it
Jimmy Butler hit a 22-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:42 · CHI 97-97 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Duncan Robinson lost ball turnover
Q4 3:37 · CHI 87-90 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
