⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, six free throws to their 25
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 took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 4:43 · IND 80-71 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest Bad Pass. Stolen by Damon Stoudamire.
Q4 2:32 · IND 75-71 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:16 · IND 31-25 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:43 · IND 37-37 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph Traveling
Q4 2:50 · IND 75-71 POR
- Turnover
Damon Stoudamire Traveling
Q4 2:15 · IND 75-71 POR
- Turnover
Zach Randolph Bad Pass. Stolen by Reggie Miller.
Q4 1:23 · IND 78-71 POR
📊The numbers
| IND | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 12 |
