⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 23- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:03 · CHI 24-20 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 3:56 · CHI 93-80 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 3:11 · CHI 128-116 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Patrick Williams turnover
Q4 3:46 · CHI 120-116 NY
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:11 · CHI 120-116 NY
- Turnover
Kevin Huerter bad pass
Q4 0:51 · CHI 128-120 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q2 0:00 · CHI 72-59 NY
- Steal
Landry Shamet stole it from Kevin Huerter
Q4 0:51 · CHI 128-120 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 17 | Threes made | 18 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
