⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made 24 threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, 24 of 53 from three
- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 84
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 4:41 · CHI 90-88 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q4 11:39 · CHI 108-96 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul
Q3 0:26 · CHI 95-95 DEN
- Technical
Jalen Smith technical foul
Q4 7:30 · CHI 108-100 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 6:34 · CHI 44-54 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 24 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 35 | Assists | 36 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 84 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
