⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 14 points behind 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
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their six- A 20-0 run took them from 16 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
- They shot well above their usual, 22 of 43 from three
A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 1:00 · ATL 95-108 CHI
- Winner
Jalen Johnson hit a 1-foot dunk, Clint Capela with the assist
Q4 2:44 · ATL 128-126 CHI
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 16 down to 4 up
Q4 5:23 · ATL 130-126 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 5:22 · ATL 13-26 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 1:53 · ATL 53-66 CHI
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21
Q3 3:34 · ATL 87-108 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jevon Carter bad pass
Q4 3:09 · ATL 123-126 CHI
- Turnover
Zach LaVine bad pass
Q4 2:48 · ATL 126-126 CHI
- Turnover
Zach LaVine bad pass
Q4 1:26 · ATL 132-129 CHI
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 17 | Threes made | 22 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 51% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 36 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
