⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 29- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 27
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:43 · IND 19-9 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 1:05 · IND 51-37 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 8:07 · IND 63-45 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
