⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 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
Made thirteen threes to their three- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 38
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:41 · IND 9-0 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 11:18 · IND 51-33 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 31
Q4 4:41 · IND 93-62 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:54 · IND 59-42 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:08 · IND 41-33 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Blake misses technical free throw
Q3 3:54 · IND 59-42 POR
📊The numbers
| IND | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 27% |
| 13 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
