⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of fourteen from three- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:31 · IND 76-78 ORL
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:58 · IND 79-82 ORL
- Missed FT
Reggie Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 3.
Q4 0:03 · IND 82-85 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 5:00 · IND 18-27 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 3:05 · IND 33-51 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kelvin Cato missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:31 · IND 80-83 ORL
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · IND 84-85 ORL
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · IND 84-85 ORL
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
