⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their six, and outscored them 24-11 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 9:30 · CHI 71-69 ATL
- Winner
Matas Buzelis hit a 25-foot three jumper, Nikola Vucevic with the assist
Q4 2:30 · CHI 121-118 ATL
- Steal
Nikola Vucevic stole it from Kristaps Porzingis
Q4 2:21 · CHI 121-118 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:35 · CHI 123-118 ATL
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic offensive foul
Q4 0:50 · CHI 126-123 ATL
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic turnover
Q4 0:50 · CHI 126-123 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 4:24 · CHI 17-29 ATL
- Ties it
Kristaps Porzingis hit a dunk, Jalen Johnson with the assist
Q4 2:46 · CHI 118-118 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kristaps Porzingis bad pass
Q4 2:21 · CHI 121-118 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHI | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Assists | 32 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
