⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 46 from three- Made six threes to their twelve
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:28 · IND 25-22 CHI
- Steal
Andrew Nembhard stole it from Alex Caruso
Q4 0:55 · IND 102-109 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Bennedict Mathurin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:24 · IND 47-44 CHI
- Missed FT
Tyrese Haliburton misses technical free throw
Q4 1:01 · IND 102-109 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:17 · IND 102-109 CHI
- Turnover
Alex Caruso bad pass
Q4 0:55 · IND 102-109 CHI
- Missed FT
Alex Caruso misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · IND 105-109 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
