⏱️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, 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 21
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
- Go-ahead
Andres Nocioni hit a 27-foot jumper, Kirk Hinrich with the assist
Q4 0:28 · CHI 28-17 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:56 · CHI 54-51 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson traveling
Q4 4:20 · CHI 78-81 IND
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:29 · CHI 81-86 IND
- Missed FT
Anthony Johnson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:03 · CHI 86-91 IND
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
