⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 10- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 2:59 · CHI 23-18 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 9:38 · CHI 34-30 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 11:47 · CHI 82-69 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:50 · CHI 11-16 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 10:39 · CHI 25-30 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:26 · CHI 64-58 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
