⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 in the third quarter- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 16
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 4:28 · IND 35-45 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 7:39 · IND 8-14 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 9:56 · IND 18-36 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q3 4:39 · IND 54-74 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
