⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 30 from three- Burned in transition, 16 fast break points to 29
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
No play that swung it their way.
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 5:37 · CHI 15-20 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 8:54 · CHI 41-46 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 6:33 · CHI 109-120 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Myles Turner technical foul
Q4 0:05 · CHI 122-132 IND
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 21 | Threes made | 18 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Assists | 33 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
