⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twenty- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 36
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 6:39 · CHI 54-49 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 3:15 · CHI 98-95 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 5:01 · CHI 18-29 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q4 11:27 · CHI 104-109 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 8:26 · CHI 106-117 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 20 | Threes made | 16 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 37 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
