⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of twenty from three- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 46
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:05 · POR 64-66 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 9:03 · POR 88-77 IND
- Steal
LaMarcus Aldridge stole it from James Posey
Q4 0:03 · POR 97-92 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - LaMarcus Aldridge and Jeff Foster
Q1 1:23 · POR 17-24 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 4:41 · POR 13-22 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 1:00 · POR 19-35 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Posey bad pass
Q4 0:03 · POR 97-92 IND
📊The numbers
| POR | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
