⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 34 from three
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 54
A 13-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 5 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 9:13 · CHI 14-9 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 10:49 · CHI 41-24 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 5
Q2 7:01 · CHI 48-43 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:30 · CHI 64-63 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses technical free throw
Q3 7:41 · CHI 72-67 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHI | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
