⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 26 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made 25 threes to their ten- Ran them off the floor, 34 fast break points to 13
- A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 8:03 · CHI 47-37 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q3 4:21 · CHI 97-77 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 30
Q4 8:59 · CHI 121-91 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:32 · CHI 0-8 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 8:27 · CHI 78-71 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 25 | Threes made | 10 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 40 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 34 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
