⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first 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
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 22-11 off them- Lost the glass, 48 rebounds to 59
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
Q1 6:50 · CHI 21-11 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 4:09 · CHI 72-67 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 1:51 · CHI 27-23 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 11:32 · CHI 55-57 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Troy Murphy technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 4:16 · CHI 40-41 IND
- Technical
T.J. Ford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:35 · CHI 61-62 IND
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
