⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 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.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 9:22 · UTAH 36-35 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:09 · UTAH 90-95 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:36 · UTAH 0-10 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:44 · UTAH 53-57 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q4 6:41 · UTAH 93-109 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul
Q1 9:00 · UTAH 2-10 CHI
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 29 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
