⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, 37 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 29-15 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:01 · IND 21-12 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 4:31 · IND 47-29 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 9:41 · IND 87-59 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ron Artest Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q1 10:52 · IND 2-0 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 4:05 · IND 97-77 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Linton Johnson missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q1 10:52 · IND 2-1 CHI
- Technical
Eddie Robinson Technical Foul
Q3 9:49 · IND 55-36 CHI
- Flagrant
Tyson Chandler Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 9:11 · IND 81-59 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 15 |
