⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of thirteen from three- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 11:41 · IND 60-50 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 3:49 · IND 88-87 CHI
- Ties it
Jermaine O'Neal hit a 10-foot two point shot, Mike Dunleavy with the assist
Q4 1:29 · IND 87-87 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:32 · IND 48-40 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 10:15 · IND 33-36 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:29 · IND 69-68 CHI
- Winner
Ben Gordon hit a two point shot
Q4 0:02 · IND 90-92 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Wallace bad pass
Q4 2:54 · IND 85-87 CHI
- Turnover
Ben Gordon lost ball
Q4 2:12 · IND 85-87 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
