⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 10:56 · CHI 14-2 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q4 6:09 · CHI 84-69 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Derrick Rose technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:52 · CHI 33-34 IND
- Technical
Carlos Boozer double technical foul
Q4 6:09 · CHI 73-69 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q1 4:16 · CHI 25-18 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 6:52 · CHI 33-37 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 12 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
