⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:28 · DEN 56-56 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 8:02 · DEN 106-110 CHI
- Go-ahead
Nikola Jokic hit a 26-foot three jumper, Cameron Johnson with the assist
Q4 1:43 · DEN 120-118 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
David Adelman technical foul
Q3 2:40 · DEN 85-94 CHI
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 4:40 · DEN 115-116 CHI
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 1:05 · DEN 120-121 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 11:49 · DEN 28-43 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 3:20 · DEN 85-97 CHI
- Winner
Kevin Huerter hit a 28-foot three jumper, Nikola Vucevic with the assist
Q4 1:25 · DEN 120-121 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ayo Dosunmu misses technical free throw
Q3 2:40 · DEN 85-94 CHI
- Turnover
Josh Giddey out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:32 · DEN 115-116 CHI
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 19 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 31 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
