⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 26 rebounds to 13- They shot well above their usual, five of eight from three
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 28
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 6:16 · IND 47-40 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 8:56 · IND 66-63 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 10:36 · IND 34-34 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 2:44 · IND 51-53 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Earl Watson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:26 · IND 63-63 OKC
📊The numbers
| IND | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
