⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Nenad Krstic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:44 · OKC 52-64 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 4:50 · OKC 11-26 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 4:01 · OKC 63-84 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
