⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
-2Q128-26
-4Q218-22
-5Q324-30
+6Q426-18
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 11- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 12-2 off them
Key battles
2Points off turnovers12
25Fast break points11
3Steals8
5Blocks10
📊The numbers
| IND | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
