[martyup]

This was a strange game.  Chicago started out shooting lights out, even when guarded closely.  Everything they threw up went in the hoop.  They also were playing tight defense, disrupting our entry passes to the post.  

In the first half, I wouldn't say that we were playing poorly.  Our shooting percentage was in the 40s.  It was just that Chicago was making a high percentage of their shots despite our tight defense.

At the start of the second half our shooting was cold and we started something like 1-6.  Chicago built their lead up to 12 early in the 2nd half.

Then, all of the sudden, it was like someone flipped a switch.  Chicago couldn't make a basket and Spencer Jones couldn't miss from outside the arc.  We clawed our way back, took the lead, and never gave it up.  We won by 7.

If you just look at the box score, you would think that we won this game easily.  We finished better in every stat except for FT % (75.9 to 76.5) and turnovers (12 to 7).  We out rebounded them 41 to 27.

Maybe this total collapse in the last 10 minutes of the game is a pattern for this Chicago team and the reason they are 5-17.  They certainly have real talent on their roster.  Cardet scored 33 points!

[martyup]

This was a strange game.  Chicago started out shooting lights out, even when guarded closely.  Everything they threw up went in the hoop.  They also were playing tight defense, disrupting our entry passes to the post.  

In the first half, I wouldn't say that we were playing poorly.  Our shooting percentage was in the 40s.  It was just that Chicago was making a high percentage of their shots despite our tight defense.

At the start of the second half our shooting was cold and we started something like 1-6.  Chicago built their lead up to 12 early in the 2nd half.

Then, all of the sudden, it was like someone flipped a switch.  Chicago couldn't make a basket and Spencer Jones couldn't miss from outside the arc.  We clawed our way back, took the lead, and never gave it up.  We won by 7.

If you just look at the box score, you would think that we won this game easily.  We finished better in every stat except for FT % (75.9 to 76.5) and turnovers (12 to 7).  We out rebounded them 41 to 27.

Maybe this total collapse in the last 10 minutes of the game is a pattern for this Chicago team and the reason they are 5-17.  They certainly have real talent on their roster.  Cardet scored 33 points!