⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen- A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:15 · POR 33-35 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q4 9:56 · POR 92-88 IND
- Lead
Travis Outlaw hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 1:47 · POR 101-99 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joel Przybilla misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:41 · POR 94-92 IND
- Turnover
Brandon Roy bad pass
Q4 3:20 · POR 97-96 IND
- Turnover
Steve Blake lost ball
Q4 0:12 · POR 105-103 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 10:41 · POR 2-12 IND
- Lead
T.J. Ford hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 2:45 · POR 97-99 IND
- Ties it
Marquis Daniels hit a driving dunk
Q4 0:11 · POR 105-105 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels bad pass
Q4 3:58 · POR 95-94 IND
- Missed FT
Marquis Daniels misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:16 · POR 97-96 IND
- Missed FT
Marquis Daniels misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:19 · POR 105-103 IND
📊The numbers
| POR | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
