⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 0:48 · HOU 37-27 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks bad pass
Q4 3:00 · HOU 110-112 IND
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks bad pass
Q4 2:29 · HOU 110-114 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 2:57 · HOU 88-90 IND
- Steal
Solomon Jones stole it from Aaron Brooks
Q4 3:00 · HOU 110-112 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 2:47 · HOU 110-122 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Troy Murphy misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:47 · HOU 110-114 IND
📊The numbers
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
