⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pacers 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:56 · CHI 8-5 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 10:14 · CHI 112-95 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 1:32 · CHI 124-107 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses technical free throw
Q2 11:42 · CHI 38-27 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 6:34 · CHI 92-85 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 34 | Assists | 31 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 12 |
