⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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 took them from 4 down to 8 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:55 · CHI 8-2 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 1:28 · CHI 28-27 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 5:11 · CHI 102-82 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 4:35 · CHI 17-25 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh McRoberts technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 3:23 · CHI 100-82 IND
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
