⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28- Lost the glass, 44 rebounds to 57
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:01 · HOU 22-12 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 0:13 · HOU 52-47 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming bad pass
Q4 3:29 · HOU 88-82 IND
- Turnover
Luis Scola bad pass
Q4 2:47 · HOU 90-86 IND
- Turnover
Yao Ming 3 second
Q4 1:37 · HOU 90-86 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 2:31 · HOU 40-45 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Troy Murphy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · HOU 90-88 IND
📊The numbers
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
