⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q1 2:03 · HOU 40-24 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q4 7:45 · HOU 121-103 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Fred VanVleet technical foul
Q1 8:26 · HOU 10-10 CHI
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul
Q3 6:02 · HOU 84-75 CHI
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 6:02 · HOU 84-76 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:25 · HOU 56-53 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:00 · HOU 105-99 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 4:32 · HOU 122-115 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
DeMar DeRozan flagrant foul type 2
Q3 6:02 · HOU 84-75 CHI
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
