⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 42 from three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their five, and outscored them 23-8 off them
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 3:22 · CHI 89-77 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Giddey out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:00 · CHI 108-103 POR
- Missed FT
Coby White misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · CHI 115-111 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:44 · CHI 106-101 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Shaedon Sharpe technical foul
Q2 0:10 · CHI 51-54 POR
- Missed FT
Dalano Banton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:01 · CHI 115-109 POR
📊The numbers
| CHI | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
