⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Miller Technical Foul
Q3 8:22 · IND 63-53 ORL
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley Bad Pass. Stolen by Tracy McGrady.
Q4 5:00 · IND 95-88 ORL
- Turnover
Austin Croshere Bad Pass. Stolen by Darrell Armstrong.
Q4 4:16 · IND 96-90 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q4 11:27 · IND 82-69 ORL
- Turnover
Troy Hudson Lost Ball. Stolen by Kevin Ollie.
Q4 4:48 · IND 95-88 ORL
- Turnover
Pat Garrity Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamaal Tinsley.
Q4 4:13 · IND 96-90 ORL
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
