⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of fifteen from three- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 8:19 · IND 39-33 HOU
- Lead
Jermaine O'Neal made Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:15 · IND 73-71 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 2:48 · IND 71-71 HOU
- Turnover
Reggie Miller Offensive Foul
Q4 1:10 · IND 73-75 HOU
- Turnover
Reggie Miller Foul
Q4 1:10 · IND 73-75 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 4:05 · IND 39-43 HOU
- Ties it
Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:54 · IND 73-73 HOU
- Winner
Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:21 · IND 73-74 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelvin Cato Bad Pass. Stolen by Al Harrington.
Q4 2:48 · IND 71-71 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming Lost Ball. Stolen by Al Harrington.
Q4 2:32 · IND 71-71 HOU
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Bad Pass
Q4 0:29 · IND 74-75 HOU
📊The numbers
| IND | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
