⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 8:17 · IND 18-6 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:10 · IND 30-22 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q3 10:37 · IND 74-53 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 4:52 · IND 22-22 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 3:39 · IND 84-69 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 22
Q4 3:14 · IND 117-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:27 · IND 88-69 OKC
📊The numbers
| IND | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
