⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen
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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:00 · IND 12-2 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 7:07 · IND 71-57 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Sarunas Jasikevicius technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:27 · IND 90-86 TOR
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson bad pass
Q4 3:00 · IND 104-98 TOR
- Missed FT
Anthony Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · IND 106-100 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Morris Peterson offensive foul (Danny Granger draws the foul)
Q4 2:31 · IND 104-98 TOR
- Turnover
Morris Peterson turnover
Q4 2:31 · IND 104-98 TOR
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:53 · IND 104-98 TOR
📊The numbers
| IND | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
