⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- They went cold, twelve of 41 from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:07 · CHI 92-97 LAL
- Go-ahead
Coby White hit a 25-foot three jumper, Josh Giddey with the assist
Q4 0:06 · CHI 116-115 LAL
- Winner
Josh Giddey hit a 46-foot driving floating jump shot, Patrick Williams with the assist
Q4 0:00 · CHI 119-117 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Giddey bad pass
Q4 2:43 · CHI 100-107 LAL
- Turnover
Josh Giddey bad pass
Q4 2:38 · CHI 100-107 LAL
- Missed FT
Coby White misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:43 · CHI 103-109 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 9:25 · CHI 62-72 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 7:04 · CHI 92-105 LAL
- Go-ahead
Austin Reaves hit a driving layup, Luka Doncic with the assist
Q4 0:03 · CHI 116-117 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dorian Finney-Smith bad pass
Q4 2:41 · CHI 100-107 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:07 · CHI 113-115 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHI | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
