⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q2 2:26 · IND 58-40 CHI
- Steal
Darrell Armstrong stole it from Andres Nocioni
Q4 0:28 · IND 96-91 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:33 · IND 88-83 CHI
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy backcourt
Q4 3:39 · IND 90-83 CHI
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong misses technical free throw
Q4 1:00 · IND 94-88 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:49 · IND 77-71 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha backcourt
Q4 1:59 · IND 92-85 CHI
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:14 · IND 94-88 CHI
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni bad pass
Q4 0:28 · IND 96-91 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
