⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 9:32 · IND 49-55 CHI
- Steal
Dahntay Jones stole it from Joakim Noah
Q4 0:02 · IND 85-92 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:39 · IND 14-23 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joakim Noah lost ball
Q4 0:02 · IND 85-92 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 27 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
