⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third 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
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 34-17 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 10:55 · CHI 14-2 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 5:52 · CHI 70-57 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Joakim Noah technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:58 · CHI 29-19 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Josh McRoberts flagrant foul type 2 (Joakim Noah draws the foul)
Q3 0:02 · CHI 82-65 IND
- Technical
A.J. Price technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:56 · CHI 105-79 IND
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
