⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their sixteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 11:37 · IND 34-23 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 4:07 · IND 89-77 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Keyon Dooling technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:15 · IND 71-70 ORL
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson lost ball
Q4 3:31 · IND 82-77 ORL
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 0 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
