⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eight- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 35
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 2:48 · CHI 87-78 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 4:25 · CHI 116-104 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan bad pass
Q4 4:58 · CHI 104-102 NO
- Missed FT
Patrick Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:22 · CHI 116-108 NO
- Missed FT
Patrick Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:22 · CHI 116-108 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 3:45 · CHI 49-57 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram traveling
Q4 4:52 · CHI 104-102 NO
📊The numbers
| CHI | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 17 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 32 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
