⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 9:18 · POR 18-8 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 6:35 · POR 46-34 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q2 11:18 · POR 32-26 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:13 · POR 20-20 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ron Artest Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 11:18 · POR 32-26 IND
- Technical
Ron Mercer Technical Foul
Q3 8:57 · POR 57-43 IND
📊The numbers
| POR | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
