⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29 in the fourth quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 7:56 · CHI 13-7 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q4 6:01 · CHI 77-95 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Antonio Davis Technical Foul
Q3 7:54 · CHI 40-59 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 0:57 · CHI 38-57 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29
Q4 11:26 · CHI 64-93 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Technical Foul
Q2 3:10 · CHI 35-42 IND
- Missed FT
Reggie Miller missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 7:54 · CHI 40-59 IND
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 16 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
