⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 19-9 off them- A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 51
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:42 · IND 37-39 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 9:45 · IND 63-58 OKC
- Winner
Jeff Foster hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:43 · IND 96-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:33 · IND 94-91 OKC
- Turnover
Jeff Foster turnover
Q4 3:32 · IND 95-95 OKC
- Missed FT
Jeff Foster misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:43 · IND 95-95 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:07 · IND 10-14 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook offensive foul (Jeff Foster draws the foul)
Q4 2:25 · IND 96-95 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 2:25 · IND 96-95 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 2:05 · IND 98-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| IND | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
