⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 66 rebounds to 47
- Owned the paint, 80 points inside to 40
- A 17-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 27 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 25
Q3 0:09 · CHI 83-108 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Patrick Williams technical foul
Q1 7:12 · CHI 10-13 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 27
Q2 1:15 · CHI 52-79 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 33
Q3 9:10 · CHI 54-87 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 35
Q4 6:16 · CHI 95-130 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dillon Brooks misses technical free throw
Q1 7:12 · CHI 10-13 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 34 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 80 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
