⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 30 points inside to 14- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to ten
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
Q1 3:08 · IND 27-22 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 7:24 · IND 69-55 CHI
- Steal
Jarrett Jack stole it from John Salmons
Q4 1:10 · IND 93-88 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Troy Murphy misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · IND 98-91 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:05 · IND 71-70 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Salmons bad pass
Q4 1:10 · IND 93-88 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 14 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
