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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 34 | 40 | 14 | 28 | 116 |
 Bulls | 44 | 22 | 40 | 23 | 129 |
NOPTeam statsCHI| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 41-8150.6% | 13-3636.1% | 21-2680.8% | 35 | 27 | 12 |
| CHI | 48-8159.3% | 25-4753.2% | 8-1172.7% | 35 | 36 | 16 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Chicago Bulls129| 38 | 46, Season high (his best before, 45) | 17-25 | 9-14 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +20 | +15.3 | ||||||
| 35 | 7 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 2-4 | +7 | −4.8 | ||||||||
| 34 | 30 | 10-20 | 8-17, Career high (his best before, 7) | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +6.7 | |||||
| 23 | 16 | 6-11 | 4-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.5 | |||||
| 17 | 9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +3 | +1.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 10 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 27 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +12 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −1.7 | |||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.1 | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.2 | |||
| Team | 129 | 48-8159.3% | 25-4753.2% | 35 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 8-1172.7% | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||
Bench 21 points on 9 for 13 shooting
Did not play: Cristiano Felicio and Adam Mokoka (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans116| 38 | 21 | 6-19 | 2-9 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 37 | 29 | 12-18 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 0 | −7 | +4.2 | |||||||
| 34 | 21 | 6-13 | 4-10 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | −14 | +9.2 | ||||||
| 22 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | −16 | +2.2 | |||||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 24 | 14 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | −5 | +6.7 | ||||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 14 | 9 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +4 | +3.0 | ||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.8 | |||
| Team | 116 | 41-8150.6% | 13-3636.1% | 35 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 21-2680.8% | 9 | 11 | 1 | |||
Bench 37 points on 14 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Wenyen Gabriel, Jaxson Hayes, Nicolo Melli and Sindarius Thornwell (coach’s decision).
Bulls129Pelicans116ClickTap 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.
Zach LaVine scored a season-high 46 points (20 in the first quarter) with 9 3-pointers, and the Chicago Bulls opened the third quarter with a 27-7 run to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 129-116.
The Pelicans went on a 23-9 run to lead 74-66 at halftime. LaVine’s 3-pointer put the Bulls ahead for good with 8:51 left in the third quarter. Coby White made 4 3-pointers and LaVine added 8 during the run. The Bulls led 93-81 with 5:07 left in the quarter and by as many as 18.
White had 30 points and 7 assists. The Bulls had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson scored 29 points (24 in the paint) on 12 for 18 shooting, and Lonzo Ball added 21 points and 7 assists. Brandon Ingram scored 21 points but shot 6 for 19. The Pelicans had 3 20-point scorers.
The Bulls shot 59.3% from the field and 53.2% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 50.6% and 36.1%. The Bulls made 25 3-pointers, 9 of them by LaVine and 8 by White. The Pelicans’ starters were outscored 42-32 in 13 minutes together.
Chicago BullsNew Orleans PelicansPS, 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).
121 points from the field on 81 shots: 30.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-23 | 73.9% | 64% |
| In the paint | 3-5 | 60.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 3-6 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 7-12 | 58.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 18-35 | 51.4% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball | 47 | 16 | 6-11 | −2 |
| Josh Hart | 9 | 12 | 4-7 | +9 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 6 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Steven Adams | 5 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 11 | 5-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 48 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 25 | 8 | 2-7 | +2 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 17 | 11 | 4-5 | +7 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Lonzo Ball | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 16 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| JJ Redick | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Brandon Ingram | 8 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Zion Williamson | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 42 possessions. He usually scores about 10 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
NOP
50/50
CHI
Highest Leverage Moments
White 24' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Temple 4 AST)
Q3 9:51
12.0%
40→52
LaVine 3PT Jump Shot (30 PTS) (Temple 3 AST)
Q3 10:35
11.0%
30→41
White 27' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
Q3 8:02
10.5%
62→73
Ball 25' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Ingram 3 AST)
Q2 1:17
9.9%
47→37
Ingram 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Ball 4 AST)
Q1 6:47
9.5%
59→49
