⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 0:46 · POR 35-26 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q4 8:53 · POR 93-66 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Pendergraph double technical foul
Q4 2:36 · POR 98-72 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:07 · POR 4-11 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
