⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 38
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 7
- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the first 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses technical free throw
Q2 4:21 · CHI 35-50 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 10:17 · CHI 5-17 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 5:33 · CHI 9-26 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 1:53 · CHI 44-65 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 13 | Assists | 27 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 12 |
