⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
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
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 28- Made one threes to their nine
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
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:27 · CHI 94-90 IND
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · CHI 95-90 IND
- Missed FT
Luol Deng missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:04 · CHI 99-96 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 1:39 · CHI 94-90 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Miller Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 6:31 · CHI 14-7 IND
- Missed FT
Austin Croshere missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 4:13 · CHI 23-13 IND
- Missed FT
Fred Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:28 · CHI 94-90 IND
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 1 | Threes made | 9 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
