โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ IND better than we expected
โผ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 19-5 off them
Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 33
Lost the glass, 12 rebounds to 22
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses technical free throw
Q4 2:46 ยท IND 93-79 PHI

76ers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:46 ยท IND 93-79 PHI
๐The numbers
| IND | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 77 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |










