⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their ten
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second quarter
Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 56
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up 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.

Hornets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 9:49 · CHA 16-7 CHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 9:49 · CHA 63-55 CHI
- Ties it
Miles Bridges hit a 25-foot three shot
Q4 0:01 · CHA 98-98 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Miles Bridges bad pass
Q4 0:55 · CHA 95-98 CHI
- Turnover
Vasilije Micic bad pass
OT 4:40 · CHA 98-98 CHI
- Turnover
Miles Bridges lost ball turnover
OT 1:54 · CHA 101-108 CHI

Bulls
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 6:25 · CHA 34-42 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 6:02 · CHA 63-66 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
OT 4:33 · CHA 98-106 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Coby White lost ball turnover
Q4 0:51 · CHA 95-98 CHI
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CHA 95-98 CHI
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CHA 95-98 CHI
📊The numbers
| CHA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 18 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 31 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |






