⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrea Bargnani misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:56 · TOR 75-80 IND
- Turnover
Amir Johnson lost ball
Q4 1:01 · TOR 81-86 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 3:03 · TOR 32-38 IND
- Steal
Tyler Hansbrough stole it from Amir Johnson
Q4 1:01 · TOR 81-86 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
