⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth 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 Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 20-8 off them
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 4:03 · CHI 71-62 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 0:05 · CHI 83-70 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q4 5:38 · CHI 106-86 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
