⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 39
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 5-point lead to 13
Q2 11:03 · IND 40-27 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:18 · IND 42-42 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Andre Miller flagrant foul type 1 (Tyler Hansbrough draws the foul)
Q4 5:35 · IND 96-79 POR
📊The numbers
| IND | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 12 | Assists | 17 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
