⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 24
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 2:55 · IND 47-31 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
Q4 1:16 · IND 84-77 CHI
- Turnover
Josh McRoberts bad pass
Q4 0:40 · IND 84-79 CHI
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · IND 84-81 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- Steal
Derrick Rose stole it from Darren Collison
Q4 1:16 · IND 84-77 CHI
- Steal
Derrick Rose stole it from Josh McRoberts
Q4 0:40 · IND 84-79 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:54 · IND 84-81 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Carlos Boozer technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:31 · IND 57-48 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
