⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:58 · ORL 43-46 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 2:20 · ORL 51-48 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 4:33 · ORL 60-75 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
