⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33
- A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21 in the fourth quarter
- Went cold from three, five of 22
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21
Q4 9:41 · IND 77-56 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
