⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third 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 Hornets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 25 from three- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their twelve
- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 42
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 6:09 · CHI 18-15 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 8:53 · CHI 45-29 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 10:46 · CHI 59-46 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 5:18 · CHI 45-38 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 5:31 · CHI 67-57 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
