Tue Mar 15, 2005 · 8:30 PM
Seattle SuperSonicsSonics
86
away
Chemistry
Tense
Chicago BullsBulls
65
home
Chemistry
Cold
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle SuperSonicsSonics | 15 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 86 |
| Chicago BullsBulls | 22 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 65 |
After Action Report
In Chicago, the SuperSonics blew the doors off the Bulls 86-65. The SuperSonics won despite a cold shooting night — grit beat polish. SuperSonics' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; second-chance points piled up for the SuperSonics. Whispers of a Bulls locker-room rift aren't helping. The Bulls rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. The second half turned a coin-flip into a runaway.
What tipped it
- Bulls · Ice Cold On a 4+ game losing streak — shots aren't falling.
- Bulls · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.
- SuperSonics · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
- SuperSonics · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
- SuperSonics · Bouncing Back A winning team just got tripped up — expect a response.