⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 1:01 · IND 61-56 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Troy Murphy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:09 · IND 96-103 CHI
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy bad pass
Q4 1:30 · IND 103-108 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 0:01 · IND 82-89 CHI
- Steal
Andres Nocioni stole it from Mike Dunleavy
Q4 1:30 · IND 103-108 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon offensive foul (Marquis Daniels draws the foul)
Q4 0:49 · IND 105-110 CHI
- Turnover
Ben Gordon turnover
Q4 0:49 · IND 105-110 CHI
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · IND 105-110 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
