⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 26-8 off them
- Made four threes to their ten
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the second quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 5:16 · IND 45-44 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 0:24 · IND 57-54 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jarrett Jack technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:49 · IND 94-105 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 3:25 · IND 45-54 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 5:07 · IND 94-106 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 16 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
