⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:00 · IND 11-3 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert bad pass
Q4 4:03 · IND 94-98 CHI
- Turnover
Earl Watson bad pass
Q4 2:39 · IND 97-99 CHI
- Turnover
Earl Watson lost ball
Q4 1:59 · IND 97-101 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:03 · IND 13-13 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:50 · IND 77-75 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 7:41 · IND 92-96 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:50 · IND 97-99 CHI
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · IND 97-103 CHI
- Missed FT
John Salmons misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · IND 101-107 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
