⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 34- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fourteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul
Q3 5:26 · HOU 52-48 IND
- Missed FT
Yao Ming missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:23 · HOU 80-76 IND
- Missed FT
Glen Rice missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:31 · HOU 85-78 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 11:19 · HOU 46-44 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Miller Technical Foul
Q4 9:06 · HOU 62-63 IND
- Turnover
Brad Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Maurice Taylor.
Q4 2:38 · HOU 80-76 IND
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley Lost Ball. Stolen by Cuttino Mobley.
Q4 1:21 · HOU 85-78 IND
📊The numbers
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
