⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen
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
- Ties it
Troy Murphy hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:25 · IND 101-101 HOU
- Steal
Danny Granger stole it from Carl Landry
Q4 1:07 · IND 101-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley bad pass
Q4 4:45 · IND 97-94 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 3:11 · IND 21-22 HOU
- Lead
Yao Ming hit a layup, Tracy McGrady with the assist
Q4 2:50 · IND 99-101 HOU
- Winner
Carl Landry hit a 13-foot jumper, Rafer Alston with the assist
Q4 1:29 · IND 101-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carl Landry lost ball
Q4 1:07 · IND 101-103 HOU
- Missed FT
Carl Landry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:47 · IND 101-104 HOU
- Turnover
Rafer Alston turnover
Q4 0:15 · IND 103-104 HOU
📊The numbers
| IND | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
