⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse 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, 34 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 41
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:30 · IND 50-50 CHI
- Ties it
Jonathan Bender made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Austin Croshere.
Q4 1:55 · IND 96-96 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 2:34 · IND 101-96 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Austin Croshere missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:47 · IND 88-94 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 11:07 · IND 81-90 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Eddie Robinson Technical Foul
Q1 9:36 · IND 6-9 CHI
- Technical
Eddie Robinson Technical Foul
Q2 8:11 · IND 34-41 CHI
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich Lost Ball. Stolen by Austin Croshere.
Q4 3:51 · IND 89-94 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
