Chicago Bulls – Charlotte Hornets · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 23 November 2019

CHI116–115CHA

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It was more exciting than 76% of NBA games since 2017

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↑ CHA winsCHI wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when CHA leads and falls when CHI does.

This is how the game was decided.

Zach LaVine decided it, the Chicago Bulls player with the most points (49, with 4 rebounds and 0 assists; +15 with him on the floor). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Charlotte Hornets 115-116 Chicago Bulls (November 23, 2019) was hit by Zach LaVine: a three-pointer with 0.8 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Chicago Bulls up 116-115. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Charlotte Hornets 115-116 Chicago Bulls (November 23, 2019) was a 12-0 run by the Charlotte Hornets in the third quarter (from 4:28 to 49.6 s), from 62-68 to 74-68. The Chicago Bulls' best was a 8-0 run in the second quarter (from 3:34 to 2:59), from 48-42 to 56-42.

With 49 points, this is Zach LaVine's highest-scoring game of the 2019‑20 regular season.

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Play: Zach LaVine makes 26-foot three point jumper.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

It is compared by points with all his official NBA box scores in that scope; it is the same criterion the Analyst uses.

Zach LaVine decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 0.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 3 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games LaVine decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

23 November 2019 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401160868:649; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · CHI

LaVine · Carter · Satoransky · White · Arcidiacono

Closing lineup · CHA

Graham · Bridges · Rozier · Biyombo · Williams

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CHI

Zach LaVine

35′ · +15

Wendell Carter Jr.

34′ · +7

Tomas Satoransky

28′ · +13

Lauri Markkanen

24′ · 0

Shaquille Harrison

14′ · +6

Coby White

34′ · -5

Kris Dunn

20′ · -12

Daniel Gafford

14′ · -6

Thaddeus Young

14′ · -12

Ryan Arcidiacono

24′ · -1

CHA

Devonte' Graham

39′ · -10

Miles Bridges

35′ · +2

Terry Rozier

34′ · -7

Cody Zeller

25′ · -24

P.J. Washington

22′ · -5

Nicolas Batum

16′ · +11

Bismack Biyombo

23′ · +23

Malik Monk

19′ · +3

Marvin Williams

22′ · +4

Cody Martin

5′ · -2

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. CHI and CHA.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Chicago Bulls

Harrison, Markkanen, Carter, Satoransky, and LaVine played 11.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 7 points.
Arcidiacono, Carter, White, Satoransky, and LaVine played 7.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 9 points.
Markkanen, Carter, White, Satoransky, and LaVine played 4.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.

Charlotte Hornets

Rozier, Bridges, Graham, Washington, and Zeller played 8.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Williams, Rozier, Bridges, Graham, and Zeller played 5.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Williams, Monk, Graham, Batum, and Biyombo played 5.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 10 points.

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Chicago Bulls

Dunn, Arcidiacono, Carter, White, and Young played 4.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Markkanen, White, Gafford, Satoransky, and LaVine played 3.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Dunn, Arcidiacono, White, Gafford, and Young played 3.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Dunn, White, Gafford, Young, and LaVine played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.
Dunn, Arcidiacono, Carter, White, and LaVine played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Dunn, Arcidiacono, Markkanen, Carter, and White played 2.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 9 points.
Dunn, Arcidiacono, Harrison, Gafford, and Young played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Dunn, Markkanen, White, Gafford, and LaVine played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.

Charlotte Hornets

Williams, Rozier, Bridges, Graham, and Biyombo played 3.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Rozier, Bridges, Graham, Washington, and Biyombo played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 7 points.
Rozier, Bridges, Martin, Washington, and Zeller played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Williams, Monk, Bridges, Graham, and Biyombo played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Monk, Graham, Washington, Batum, and Biyombo played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Rozier, Monk, Bridges, Graham, and Zeller played 2.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Rozier, Graham, Martin, Washington, and Zeller played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.
Williams, Bridges, Graham, Batum, and Zeller played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Rozier, Monk, Bridges, Batum, and Biyombo played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Rozier, Monk, Washington, Batum, and Biyombo played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Williams, Rozier, Monk, Batum, and Biyombo played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Devonte' Graham covered 4.38 km, more than anyone in the game.

Devonte' Graham touched the ball 95 times, a game high.
Devonte' Graham made 71 passes, a game high.
Wendell Carter Jr. defended 7 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 4.
Wendell Carter Jr. had 22 rebound chances, a game high.

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Chicago Bulls

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Zach LaVine	4.30	6.9	75	35
Coby White	4.15	6.7	62	40
Wendell Carter Jr.	4.05	6.6	50	34
Tomas Satoransky	3.59	7.3	69	56
Ryan Arcidiacono	3.04	7.0	25	19
Lauri Markkanen	2.86	6.8	44	33
Kris Dunn	2.33	6.4	40	32
Daniel Gafford	1.80	7.4	13	8
Shaquille Harrison	1.75	7.3	15	15
Thaddeus Young	1.58	6.5	32	22

Charlotte Hornets

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Devonte' Graham	4.38	6.3	95	71
Terry Rozier	4.25	6.9	70	49
Miles Bridges	4.18	6.6	41	25
Cody Zeller	3.22	7.4	68	53
Bismack Biyombo	2.99	7.0	41

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2019-20 regular season, not this game.

Chicago Bulls

Kris Dunn deflected 3.8 passes per game over his 50 games.
He ranks 4 of 352 in the league.
Ryan Arcidiacono drew 0.34 charges per game over his 56 games.
He ranks 6 of 352 in the league.
Thaddeus Young drew 0.20 charges per game over his 64 games.
He ranks 18 of 352 in the league.

Charlotte Hornets

Terry Rozier recovered 1.5 loose balls per game over his 63 games.
He ranks 6 of 352 in the league.
Cody Martin drew 0.30 charges per game over his 46 games.
He ranks 9 of 352 in the league.
Devonte' Graham drew 0.21 charges per game over his 63 games.
He ranks 15 of 352 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Charlotte Hornets have won 29 of their 80 games against the Chicago Bulls.

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Game context

Attendance

17.891

93.8% of capacity

Spectrum Center · Charlotte

Scoring

231

combined points

7.4 above the season average (223.6)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

18 calls reviewed3 errors admitted by the NBA

Foul: Shooting · 01:21.8

Terry Rozier → Wendell Carter Jr.

Rozier (CHA) makes clean hand-on-ball contact to dislodge the ball from Carter Jr. (CHI) on his shot attempt.

Foul: Personal · 01:33.1

Miles Bridges → Wendell Carter Jr.

Bridges (CHA) initiates the contact and drives through Carter Jr.'s (CHI) body, who is established in a legal screening position.

Turnover: 5 Second Inbound · 01:47.0

Zach LaVine → Hornets

LaVine (CHI) fails to inbound the ball within five seconds.