⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made 25 threes to their fourteen- Shot well above their usual, 25 of 53 from three
- Lost the glass, 50 rebounds to 60
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 70
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:43 · MEM 8-0 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 10:09 · MEM 44-24 CHI
- Steal
Jaren Jackson Jr. stole it from Josh Giddey
Q4 2:19 · MEM 117-122 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 2:16 · MEM 95-91 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 7:57 · MEM 109-111 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 6:39 · MEM 112-120 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Giddey out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:58 · MEM 117-122 CHI
- Turnover
Josh Giddey bad pass
Q4 2:19 · MEM 117-122 CHI
- Missed FT
Josh Giddey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · MEM 121-124 CHI
📊The numbers
| MEM | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 25 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 37 | Assists | 36 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
