⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 15 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, 11 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, 57 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 28
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q4 11:48 · IND 84-97 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 11:15 · IND 30-39 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 0:15 · IND 49-69 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 4:08 · IND 70-90 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Billy Donovan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:28 · IND 23-21 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Steals | 9 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
