⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of ten from three- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 31
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 17-7 off them
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 in the second quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 9:53 · CHI 16-5 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 4:37 · CHI 81-72 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:58 · CHI 42-38 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 7:43 · CHI 68-70 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 20 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
