⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one- They went cold, one of thirteen from three
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 1:24 · HOU 19-21 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 4:43 · HOU 57-57 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Juwan Howard Technical Foul. Howard's 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 7:24 · HOU 63-69 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 8:21 · HOU 5-12 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q4 9:07 · HOU 63-75 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
