⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q1 10:52 · IND 17-2 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 4:28 · IND 62-42 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 5:56 · IND 80-54 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
