⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CHA 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 Hornets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 41 from three- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six
- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the third quarter
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 cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 3:49 · CHI 95-105 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 11:13 · CHI 61-62 CHA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 7:25 · CHI 65-76 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 6:12 · CHI 87-105 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 32 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
