⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their two- A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 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 stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 7:41 · IND 25-12 UTAH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q3 5:28 · IND 88-64 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 11:45 · IND 65-56 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 2 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
