⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen
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
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 3:31 · IND 62-54 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:45 · IND 71-70 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 4:50 · IND 74-70 POR
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson Offensive Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.
Q4 3:56 · IND 75-71 POR
- Turnover
Darius Miles Bad Pass
Q4 2:41 · IND 77-71 POR
📊The numbers
| IND | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 14 |
