⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their twelve- They went cold, twelve of 42 from three
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 32
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 62
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:20 · POR 10-2 CHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8
Q4 9:06 · POR 101-109 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 2:07 · POR 120-116 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Tiago Splitter technical foul
Q3 6:02 · POR 71-80 CHI
- Missed FT
Deni Avdija misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · POR 120-116 CHI
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · POR 120-119 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- Winner
Nikola Vucevic hit a 25-foot three jumper, Coby White with the assist
Q4 0:01 · POR 121-122 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover
Q4 3:59 · POR 109-112 CHI
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:23 · POR 109-114 CHI
- Turnover
Coby White bad pass
Q4 0:22 · POR 119-116 CHI
📊The numbers
| POR | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 21 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 26 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 36 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
