⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 1:15 · IND 28-26 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darren Collison lost ball
Q4 4:03 · IND 93-94 HOU
- Technical
Josh McRoberts technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:14 · IND 95-99 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 4:43 · IND 17-26 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:18 · IND 93-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| IND | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
