⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 26 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 4:01 · CHI 81-71 IND
- Go-ahead
Drew Gooden hit a layup, Ben Gordon with the assist
Q4 2:34 · CHI 97-96 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 4:01 · CHI 48-52 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:36 · CHI 88-86 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 2:15 · CHI 97-104 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy offensive foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)
Q4 4:50 · CHI 93-90 IND
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy turnover
Q4 4:50 · CHI 93-90 IND
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · CHI 97-103 IND
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 13 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
