⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 38 from three
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:32 · CHI 8-2 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q1 1:50 · CHI 43-21 HOU
- Winner
Josh Giddey hit a 25-foot three jumper, Tre Jones with the assist
Q4 1:21 · CHI 121-118 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Richards technical foul
Q3 6:58 · CHI 80-62 HOU
- Missed FT
Leonard Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:37 · CHI 113-112 HOU
- Turnover
Collin Sexton out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:12 · CHI 114-112 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:31 · CHI 95-91 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 7:27 · CHI 106-109 HOU
- Ties it
Alperen Sengun hit a 1-foot driving dunk, Reed Sheppard with the assist
Q4 2:59 · CHI 114-114 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:59 · CHI 114-114 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Durant offensive foul
Q4 0:09 · CHI 129-124 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Durant offensive foul turnover
Q4 0:09 · CHI 129-124 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 19 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
