⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one- Shot well above their usual, nine of twenty from three
- Beaten inside, 16 points in the paint to 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 4:20 · IND 38-33 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 0:29 · IND 70-65 CHI
- Ties it
Danny Granger hit a two point shot
Q4 1:42 · IND 84-84 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 9:11 · IND 70-75 CHI
- Winner
Derrick Rose hit a layup
Q4 0:17 · IND 84-86 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 1 | Threes made | 9 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 11 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 16 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
