⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 22-9 off them- 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 8:04 · IND 35-30 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · IND 105-99 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Rafer Alston technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:49 · IND 69-59 HOU
📊The numbers
| IND | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
