⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 44
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 25
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 stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 7:05 · CHI 59-41 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 10:49 · CHI 104-84 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q2 3:44 · CHI 59-51 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q4 3:16 · CHI 122-104 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Kidd technical foul
Q1 5:44 · CHI 18-13 DAL
- Technical
Jason Kidd technical foul
Q1 5:44 · CHI 18-13 DAL
📊The numbers
| CHI | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 38 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
