⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 36
- Went cold from three, fourteen of 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:28 · HOU 64-65 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:32 · HOU 107-103 CHI
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:30 · HOU 112-105 CHI
- Missed FT
Aaron Holiday misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · HOU 116-112 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:40 · HOU 7-12 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Collins bad pass
Q4 3:09 · HOU 107-103 CHI
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
