⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
-3Q124-28
-11Q217-25
-4Q322-26
+7Q423-20
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 24- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
24Points in the paint46
13Assists23
16Offensive rebounds9
19Free throws made12
🏀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
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 4:37 · IND 37-53 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Luol Deng technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:07 · IND 32-35 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 23 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
