⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their twelve- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 in the second quarter
- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 23
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:23 · IND 11-2 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 6:45 · IND 27-8 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q2 1:42 · IND 70-47 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Johan Petro flagrant foul type 1 (Danny Granger draws the foul)
Q4 2:12 · IND 111-91 OKC
📊The numbers
| IND | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
