⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 27 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 10:02 · CHI 70-69 IND
- Winner
Ben Wallace hit a layup
Q4 2:14 · CHI 79-77 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 0:19 · CHI 89-80 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:51 · CHI 81-77 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 2:34 · CHI 41-46 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 7:50 · CHI 50-62 IND
- Ties it
Jermaine O'Neal hit a 6-foot hook shot, Jamaal Tinsley with the assist
Q4 2:35 · CHI 77-77 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley lost ball
Q4 3:01 · CHI 75-75 IND
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson bad pass
Q4 1:15 · CHI 81-77 IND
- Flagrant
Darrell Armstrong flagrant foul type 1 (Andres Nocioni draws the foul)
Q4 0:17 · CHI 84-80 IND
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
