⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 3:03 · HOU 29-21 CHI
- Winner
Jabari Smith Jr. hit a 26-foot three jumper, Amen Thompson with the assist
Q4 2:52 · HOU 108-106 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover
Q4 4:21 · HOU 103-102 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Smith bad pass turnover
Q4 4:38 · HOU 103-102 CHI
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
