⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 47- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 32-8 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 8:48 · IND 10-0 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 5:13 · IND 22-6 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Foster missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q2 6:24 · IND 41-21 ORL
- Missed FT
Jeff Foster missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q2 6:24 · IND 41-21 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Andrew DeClercq Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 6:24 · IND 41-21 ORL
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 10 |
