⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
T.J. Ford misses technical free throw
Q2 3:09 · IND 48-41 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 10:53 · IND 5-10 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Luol Deng technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 7:24 · IND 89-76 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
