⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 18-6 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 10:33 · IND 15-5 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q3 10:56 · IND 62-42 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q4 11:30 · IND 84-60 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
