⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses technical free throw
Q3 5:13 · CHI 63-61 IND
- Turnover
Joakim Noah bad pass
Q4 0:08 · CHI 90-94 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Steal
Danny Granger stole it from Joakim Noah
Q4 0:08 · CHI 90-94 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
Q4 3:36 · CHI 84-89 IND
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:26 · CHI 86-90 IND
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · CHI 90-95 IND
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
