⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their ten
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 22-10 off them
- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up 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 dragged them back level
Q1 4:48 · CHI 18-18 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:47 · CHI 36-42 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 6:16 · CHI 67-72 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q2 10:32 · CHI 27-42 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q2 3:13 · CHI 42-59 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 3:39 · CHI 94-110 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
