⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the third quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q3 2:51 · IND 75-63 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · IND 87-79 ORL
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · IND 88-81 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 2:19 · IND 21-31 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 6:03 · IND 41-47 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Carlos Arroyo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:05 · IND 26-32 ORL
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
