⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 29- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 13-4 off them
A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:22 · IND 8-0 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 7:22 · IND 42-39 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:52 · IND 80-80 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Johnson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 2:21 · IND 22-18 HOU
- Missed FT
Jeff Foster missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:50 · IND 82-88 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 9:45 · IND 54-65 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 2:27 · IND 83-88 HOU
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 1:01 · IND 83-88 HOU
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:26 · IND 83-88 HOU
📊The numbers
| IND | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
