⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34
- They shot well above their usual, ten of eighteen from three
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
- Ties it
Derrick Rose hit a 7-foot jumper
Q4 1:27 · CHI 99-99 IND
- Winner
Kyle Korver hit a 25-foot three jumper, Derrick Rose with the assist
Q4 0:48 · CHI 102-99 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 1:50 · CHI 104-99 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Luol Deng technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 4:52 · CHI 86-91 IND
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer lost ball
Q4 3:40 · CHI 88-95 IND
- Missed FT
Joakim Noah misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:27 · CHI 94-98 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 10:51 · CHI 53-63 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses technical free throw
Q4 4:52 · CHI 86-91 IND
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:01 · CHI 94-99 IND
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
