⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth 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 Bucks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 26- A 27-0 run took them from 8 down to 19 up in the third quarter
A 17-0 run took them from 1 down to 16 up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:30 · CHI 35-32 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:47 · CHI 72-73 MIL
- 27-0 run
A 27-0 run took them from 8 down to 19 up
Q3 1:12 · CHI 108-89 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 11:10 · CHI 3-8 MIL
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 1 down to 16 up
Q2 10:04 · CHI 37-53 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Porter Jr. technical foul
Q3 5:17 · CHI 71-73 MIL
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 34 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
