⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 4:36 · CHI 31-17 BKN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q2 2:46 · CHI 70-48 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Nic Claxton technical foul
Q2 8:01 · CHI 45-33 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHI | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 20 | Threes made | 16 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 41 | Assists | 33 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
