⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 8:07 · IND 39-29 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 7:05 · IND 88-76 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dahntay Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:45 · IND 93-85 ORL
- Missed FT
Earl Watson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:35 · IND 94-87 ORL
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · IND 96-90 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:07 · IND 83-76 ORL
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
