⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 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 nineteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 42 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 60
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:19 · CHI 18-12 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q3 5:01 · CHI 73-84 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 8:57 · CHI 93-90 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:20 · CHI 26-31 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 0:55 · CHI 31-39 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q4 7:22 · CHI 93-102 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 19 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 30 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
