⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 24-9 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 5:48 · IND 102-100 CHI
- Go-ahead
Bennedict Mathurin hit a 26-foot threeer, T.J. McConnell with the assist
Q4 1:01 · IND 110-108 CHI
- Winner
Bennedict Mathurin hit a layup, T.J. McConnell with the assist
Q4 0:29 · IND 112-110 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bennedict Mathurin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:59 · IND 105-106 CHI
- Missed FT
Aaron Nesmith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:36 · IND 106-106 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 7:09 · IND 5-20 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 4:15 · IND 39-59 CHI
- Ties it
Nikola Vucevic hit a 2-foot driving dunk
Q4 0:41 · IND 110-110 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach LaVine lost ball turnover
Q4 2:06 · IND 105-106 CHI
- Turnover
Alex Caruso bad pass
Q4 0:27 · IND 112-110 CHI
- Turnover
Zach LaVine traveling
Q4 0:07 · IND 114-110 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
