⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 47
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 4:22 · POR 22-18 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:43 · POR 59-61 IND
- Steal
Juan Dixon stole it from Danny Granger
Q4 2:27 · POR 89-96 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball
Q4 4:20 · POR 85-93 IND
- Turnover
Juan Dixon bad pass
Q4 2:25 · POR 89-96 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 1:04 · POR 46-55 IND
- Steal
Danny Granger stole it from Juan Dixon
Q4 2:25 · POR 89-96 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:37 · POR 85-93 IND
- Turnover
Danny Granger bad pass
Q4 2:27 · POR 89-96 IND
📊The numbers
| POR | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
