⏱️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 third 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, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 29
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 46
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 4:23 · CHI 78-84 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q3 11:03 · CHI 59-77 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 0:52 · CHI 83-94 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 5:52 · CHI 97-113 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
