⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-6Q125-30
+10Q220-10
-1Q322-22
-10Q420-34
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of seventeen from three- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fourteen
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 50
Key battles
10Free throws made25
18%Three-point accuracy33%
14Points off turnovers23
12Offensive rebounds8
📊The numbers
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
