⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 23-12 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q2 1:03 · CHI 59-69 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 10:06 · CHI 67-74 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul
Q3 0:19 · CHI 89-103 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 1:31 · CHI 31-35 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 5:34 · CHI 80-89 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 2:16 · CHI 89-104 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses technical free throw
Q3 0:19 · CHI 89-103 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHI | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 18 | Threes made | 16 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
