⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 36
- Made eleven threes to their eighteen
- They shot well above their usual, eighteen of 41 from three
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 0:51 · CHI 48-54 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:40 · CHI 72-74 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:22 · CHI 99-103 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 6:41 · CHI 12-20 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 6:42 · CHI 60-74 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 8:17 · CHI 79-94 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 18 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 31 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
