⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth 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 Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
- A 17-0 run took them from 2 down to 15 up in the third 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 stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 10:39 · CHI 34-19 MEM
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 2 down to 15 up
Q3 8:19 · CHI 70-55 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:19 · CHI 50-45 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Kennard misses technical free throw
Q3 10:19 · CHI 50-45 MEM
📊The numbers
| CHI | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
