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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spurs | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 87 |
 Bulls | 21 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 77 |
SASTeam statsCHI| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 38-9340.9% | 1-128.3% | 10-1662.5% | 52 | 25 | 11 |
| CHI | 31-8237.8% | 8-2828.6% | 7-977.8% | 48 | 18 | 19 |
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San Antonio Spurs87| 33 | 28 | 12-24 | 0-2 | 4-4 | +13 | +7.7 | ||||||||
| 32 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −7.0 | |||||
| 29 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −1.1 | |||||
| 26 | 8 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +15 | +3.6 | ||||||
| 20 | 10 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.3 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +3 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 23 | 12 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0 | +18 | −2.4 | |||||||
| 22 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −6.7 | |||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.3 | |||
| 16 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.0 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 87 | 38-9340.9% | 1-128.3% | 52 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 10-1662.5% | 14 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 28 points on 13 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Davis Bertans and Derrick White (coach’s decision).
Chicago Bulls77| 37 | 13 | 5-14 | 3-8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −6.3 | |||||
| 36 | 15 | 5-18 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 0 | −5 | −5.0 | |||||||
| 33 | 13 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −5.3 | ||||||
| 30 | 16 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | −3 | +2.7 | |||||||
| 26 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −5.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −7.0 | |||
| 18 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.5 | |||||
| 18 | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.4 | ||||||
| 15 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −4.6 | |||||
| Team | 77 | 31-8237.8% | 8-2828.6% | 48 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 7-977.8% | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||
Bench 17 points on 7 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Antonio Blakeney, Quincy Pondexter and Ryan Arcidiacono (coach’s decision).
Spurs87Bulls77ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 28 points (14 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs went on a 17-4 run in the third quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 87-77 in the Bulls’ home opener at United Center.
The Bulls led 47-46 when Aldridge’s tip-in put the Spurs ahead for good with 8:57 left in the third quarter. He scored 12 points as they pulled away to a 63-51 lead with 3:17 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 19 in the fourth quarter.
For the Bulls, Robin Lopez had 16 points (8 in the first quarter) and 3 blocks, and Justin Holiday added 15 points but shot 5 for 18.
The Bulls committed 20 turnovers to the Spurs’ 11. The Spurs held the Bulls to 77 points and outscored them 52-32 in the paint.
San Antonio SpursChicago BullsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
77 points from the field on 92 shots: 16.0 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-35 | 51.4% | 63% |
| In the paint | 9-17 | 52.9% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 10-29 | 34.5% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 1-10 | 10.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Lopez | 32 | 10 | 5-14 | −1 |
| Cristiano Felicio | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 9 | 10 | 5-5 | +7 |
| Jerian Grant | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Zipser | 18 | 6 | 3-6 | +1 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| David Nwaba | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Denzel Valentine | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 6 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 43 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | 27 | 4 | 2-6 | 0 |
| Robin Lopez | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Cristiano Felicio | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 6 points on 40 possessions. He usually scores about 6 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CHI win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
SAS
50/50
CHI
Highest Leverage Moments
Lopez 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q3 11:04
12.0%
35→47
Zipser 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Grant 4 AST)
Q2 0:51
9.9%
37→47
Markkanen 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Felder 1 AST)
Q2 8:52
9.5%
49→59
Gay 1' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
Q2 10:30
9.0%
58→49
Markkanen 2' Layup (8 PTS)
Q2 1:50
9.0%
49→58
