⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made five threes to their thirteen
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 2-point lead to 11
Q1 9:32 · CHI 15-4 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 1:04 · CHI 62-54 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 7:18 · CHI 83-67 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses technical free throw
Q2 10:21 · CHI 39-23 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q1 0:03 · CHI 37-23 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 4:47 · CHI 50-48 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
