⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:09 · CHI 9-2 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 5:34 · CHI 24-22 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
