⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 26 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 37 from three
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 28
- Beaten inside, 56 points in the paint to 72
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 from level to 9 points up
Q3 3:58 · CHI 93-84 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 4:30 · CHI 132-115 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 11:22 · CHI 3-11 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 2:27 · CHI 61-72 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 7:36 · CHI 119-113 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 20 | Threes made | 8 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 36 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
