⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:50 · HOU 83-88 IND
- Lead
Yao Ming hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · HOU 98-97 IND
- Winner
Keith Bogans hit a layup, Rafer Alston with the assist
Q4 0:25 · HOU 100-99 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rafer Alston bad pass
Q4 2:18 · HOU 98-97 IND
- Turnover
Keith Bogans bad pass
Q4 1:55 · HOU 98-97 IND
- Turnover
Rafer Alston bad pass
Q4 1:29 · HOU 98-97 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 5:13 · HOU 40-54 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 6:24 · HOU 67-81 IND
- Go-ahead
Peja Stojakovic hit a layup, Stephen Jackson with the assist
Q4 0:58 · HOU 98-99 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson bad pass
Q4 4:52 · HOU 90-93 IND
- Turnover
Anthony Johnson bad pass
Q4 4:01 · HOU 92-93 IND
- Missed FT
Scot Pollard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · HOU 100-99 IND
📊The numbers
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
