⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made four threes to their thirteen- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 28 from three
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 53
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 1:46 · IND 83-72 OKC
- Go-ahead
Jamaal Tinsley hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 0:46 · IND 102-101 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · IND 99-96 OKC
- Turnover
Troy Murphy offensive foul (Nick Collison draws the foul)
Q4 1:08 · IND 100-98 OKC
- Turnover
Troy Murphy turnover
Q4 1:08 · IND 100-98 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Ties it
Andre Brown hit a driving layup, Earl Watson with the assist
Q4 0:54 · IND 100-100 OKC
- Lead
Andre Brown hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:54 · IND 100-101 OKC
- Winner
Andre Brown hit a layup
Q4 0:23 · IND 102-103 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Watson bad pass
Q4 3:47 · IND 96-92 OKC
- Missed FT
Andre Brown misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:23 · IND 102-103 OKC
📊The numbers
| IND | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 13 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 26 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
