⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 8 points ahead of 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
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 8:37 · CHI 15-13 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 4:54 · CHI 99-96 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:47 · CHI 119-121 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul
Q4 6:10 · CHI 105-115 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q4 11:45 · CHI 103-110 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 7:14 · CHI 105-119 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Miles Bridges bad pass
Q4 2:58 · CHI 117-121 CHA
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:42 · CHI 117-121 CHA
- Missed FT
Vasilije Micic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · CHI 123-125 CHA
📊The numbers
| CHI | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 34 | Assists | 26 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |








