⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 22 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 better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 48
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q2 8:11 · CHI 46-35 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q2 1:31 · CHI 69-48 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 6:36 · CHI 84-62 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 2:21 · CHI 25-27 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q3 10:35 · CHI 69-58 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 30 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
