⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 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 sixteen threes to their ten- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 24-14 off them
- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to four
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:35 · CHI 106-107 IND
- Go-ahead
Zach LaVine hit a 19-foot pullup jump shot, Patrick Beverley with the assist
Q4 0:49 · CHI 120-119 IND
- Ties it
Zach LaVine hit a free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:22 · CHI 122-122 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach LaVine traveling
Q4 2:57 · CHI 114-112 IND
- Flagrant
Patrick Beverley flagrant foul type 1
Q4 2:47 · CHI 114-114 IND
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:22 · CHI 122-122 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 7:33 · CHI 44-54 IND
- Go-ahead
Buddy Hield hit a 24-foot three jumper, Tyrese Haliburton with the assist
Q4 0:34 · CHI 120-122 IND
- Winner
Tyrese Haliburton hit a 30-foot threeer
Q4 0:02 · CHI 122-125 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
