⏱️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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 39 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 11
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:00 · DEN 24-15 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 5:59 · DEN 58-49 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Peyton Watson technical foul
Q3 10:15 · DEN 68-68 CHI
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 0:32 · DEN 119-127 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 1:51 · DEN 32-27 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:09 · DEN 37-37 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 9:54 · DEN 99-104 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dalen Terry steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:50 · DEN 117-125 CHI
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 17 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 31 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
