⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 35- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 39
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Austin Croshere misses technical free throw
Q2 5:09 · IND 43-37 CHI
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:26 · IND 69-84 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 1:44 · IND 64-77 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Luol Deng technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q2 5:09 · IND 43-37 CHI
- Technical
Luol Deng technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q2 5:09 · IND 43-37 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
