⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 10:02 · IND 13-2 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Foster double technical foul
Q4 6:22 · IND 89-81 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 11:22 · IND 22-34 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 2:02 · IND 39-52 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Juan Dixon misses technical free throw
Q4 5:41 · IND 91-81 POR
📊The numbers
| IND | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
