⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 8:23 · NO 18-10 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 9:24 · NO 38-37 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 0:44 · NO 66-57 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram bad pass
Q4 4:56 · NO 92-98 CHI
- Missed FT
Herbert Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · NO 101-108 CHI
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · NO 106-112 CHI

Bulls
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q1 5:12 · NO 18-25 CHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q3 2:33 · NO 82-83 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:42 · NO 92-98 CHI
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:00 · NO 99-105 CHI
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · NO 106-111 CHI
📊The numbers
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |








