⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of thirteen from three- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 37
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 53
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Rose missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 7:39 · CHI 13-4 IND
- Technical
Jalen Rose Technical Foul
Q4 5:58 · CHI 87-84 IND
- Missed FT
Fred Hoiberg missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · CHI 110-103 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 10:30 · CHI 28-29 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 8:36 · CHI 58-59 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Harrington missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:20 · CHI 91-87 IND
- Missed FT
Brad Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:53 · CHI 98-92 IND
- Missed FT
Brad Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:09 · CHI 109-103 IND
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
