⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:47 · HOU 34-27 IND
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q2 9:41 · HOU 51-36 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 0:32 · HOU 98-78 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q2 0:44 · HOU 66-55 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 5:20 · HOU 108-90 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
