⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fifteen- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 45 from three
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their six, and outscored them 18-5 off them
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
- Winner
Kevin Huerter hit a 22-foot three jumper, Coby White with the assist
Q4 0:01 · CHI 114-111 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Coby White lost ball turnover
Q4 3:54 · CHI 109-105 BOS
- Turnover
Josh Giddey double dribble turnover
Q4 2:10 · CHI 111-109 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:25 · CHI 88-88 BOS
- Ties it
Jaylen Brown hit a running layup
Q4 0:14 · CHI 111-111 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown offensive foul turnover
Q4 3:02 · CHI 111-107 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:23 · CHI 111-109 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 21 | Threes made | 15 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
