⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34
Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 44
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 28
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4 in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 3:05 · CHI 33-20 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 4:59 · CHI 97-85 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 2:29 · CHI 105-87 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Hawks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4
Q2 11:38 · CHI 40-36 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Bruno Fernando and Andre Drummond
Q3 0:46 · CHI 108-89 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHI | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |








