⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 54- A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 20 in the third quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18
Q1 1:48 · IND 36-18 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q3 10:22 · IND 77-48 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 20
Q3 1:28 · IND 100-80 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 9:27 · IND 109-95 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 4:39 · IND 122-110 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Josh Giddey and Andrew Nembhard
Q2 2:32 · IND 54-34 CHI
📊The numbers
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 37 | Assists | 23 |
| 76 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
