โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their fifteen
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Rueben Patterson made Two Pointer.
Q4 1:23 ยท POR 87-86 IND
- Winner
Steve Kerr made Two Pointer. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire
Q4 0:44 ยท POR 89-88 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul
Q2 7:59 ยท POR 24-33 IND
- Technical
Bonzi Wells Technical Foul
Q2 3:30 ยท POR 31-42 IND
- Missed FT
Derek Anderson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:13 ยท POR 93-90 IND

Pacers
Good plays
- Lead
Reggie Miller made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley
Q4 2:23 ยท POR 83-86 IND
- Go-ahead
Jamaal Tinsley made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Jermaine Oneal
Q4 1:03 ยท POR 87-88 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Miller missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 3:30 ยท POR 31-43 IND
- Turnover
Primoz Brezec Lost Ball
Q4 3:55 ยท POR 81-81 IND
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley Lost Ball. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace
Q4 0:20 ยท POR 91-88 IND
๐The numbers
| POR | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |











