⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
-2Q124-27
-2Q224-27
-3Q321-23
+10Q427-17
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, eleven of eighteen from three
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen
Key battles
2Blocks8
11Threes made4
9Turnovers16
61%Three-point accuracy44%
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 61% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
