⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their ten- A 18-0 run took them from 4 down to 14 up in the fourth 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 5:52 · IND 45-32 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley lost ball
Q4 3:15 · IND 90-91 TOR
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley bad pass
Q4 2:21 · IND 90-96 TOR
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:07 · IND 90-99 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:52 · IND 66-60 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 10:22 · IND 80-81 TOR
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 4 down to 14 up
Q4 4:39 · IND 90-104 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
