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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulls | 35 | 33 | 23 | 31 | 122 |
 Spurs | 29 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 131 |
CHITeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 46-8852.3% | 8-3026.7% | 22-2684.6% | 37 | 22 | 6 |
| SAS | 50-9552.6% | 16-3743.2% | 15-1883.3% | 44 | 35 | 7 |
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.
San Antonio Spurs131| 40 | 23 | 8-16 | 4-8 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.6 | ||||
| 37 | 29 | 12-24 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +6.7 | ||||||
| 33 | 14 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +1.6 | |||||
| 32 | 21 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | +30 | +10.2 | ||||||
| 23 | 11 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.7 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.5 | ||||
| 22 | 11 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.0 | ||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 13 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.3 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.9 | ||
| Team | 131 | 50-9552.6% | 16-3743.2% | 44 | 35 | 7 | 18 | 15-1883.3% | 10 | 3 | 1 | |||
Bench 33 points on 13 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Juancho Hernangomez, Thaddeus Young, Joe Wieskamp and Jock Landale (coach’s decision).
Chicago Bulls122| 37 | 32 | 13-22 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +9.6 | |||||
| 37 | 18 | 8-14 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | +1 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 36 | 10 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.2 | |||||
| 35 | 30 | 10-23 | 2-10 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 23 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | −21 | +1.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 18 | 7-9 | 4-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.4 | ||||
| 23 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.4 | ||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.6 | ||
| 9 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.7 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.6 | |
| Team | 122 | 46-8852.3% | 8-3026.7% | 37 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 22-2684.6% | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 24 points on 9 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Alfonzo McKinnie and Malcolm Hill (coach’s decision).
Spurs131Bulls122ClickTap 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.
Jakob Poeltl had 21 points (18 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs went on an 18-6 run in the third quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 131-122.
The Bulls went on an 8-0 run to lead 83-80 with 4:34 left in the third quarter. Dejounte Murray’s 3-pointer put the Spurs ahead for good with 3:38 left in the quarter. Lonnie Walker IV made 2 3-pointers during the run, and they led 98-89 with 11 seconds left in the quarter and by as many as 13 in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls got within 108-106 on Nikola Vučević’s 3-pointer with 7:00 to play, but Murray answered with a driving layup, and the Bulls got no closer.
Murray had 29 points, 9 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 steals, and Keldon Johnson added 23 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 8 rebounds. The Spurs had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Bulls, DeMar DeRozan had 32 points and 8 assists, and Zach LaVine added 30 points. The Bulls had 2 30-point scorers.
The Spurs shot 52.6% from the field and 43.2% from 3 to the Bulls’ 52.3% and 26.7%. The Bulls forced 7 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Spurs 22-9 on the fast break. The Spurs’ starters outscored the Bulls 39-28 in 14 minutes together.
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).
116 points from the field on 95 shots: 17.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-23 | 73.9% | 65% |
| In the paint | 12-22 | 54.5% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 5-13 | 38.5% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 3-8 | 37.5% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-29 | 44.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayo Dosunmu | 31 | 10 | 5-10 | +2 |
| Javonte Green | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Zach LaVine | 10 | 5 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 15 | 6-10 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozan | 41 | 13 | 5-7 | +3 |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Javonte Green | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 8 | 2-7 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Vučević | 41 | 12 | 5-7 | +3 |
| Tyler Cook | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Javonte Green | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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.
SAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
CHI
50/50
SAS
Highest Leverage Moments
Vucevic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (DeRozan 7 AST)
Q4 7:00
14.9%
77→62
Murray Driving Layup (24 PTS)
Q4 6:08
14.9%
62→77
White 28' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (DeRozan 6 AST)
Q4 7:31
14.1%
82→68
Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Murray 11 AST)
Q4 5:42
13.3%
77→91
DeRozan 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (27 PTS)
Q4 5:29
13.3%
91→77
