⏱️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 but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 39 free throws to their 25- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
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 took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 7:03 · IND 59-56 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q4 10:07 · IND 79-72 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 3:00 · IND 93-80 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses technical free throw
Q1 1:15 · IND 12-23 CHI
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:34 · IND 83-78 CHI
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:34 · IND 83-78 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 5:18 · IND 10-21 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich turnover
Q4 2:28 · IND 86-80 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
