⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 22-12 off them- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 2:35 · IND 21-23 ORL
- Steal
Paul George stole it from Hedo Turkoglu
Q4 0:53 · IND 73-80 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Danny Granger and Quentin Richardson
Q3 1:16 · IND 50-60 ORL
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses technical free throw
Q4 7:37 · IND 65-69 ORL
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 0:11 · IND 78-81 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:58 · IND 7-14 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 8:48 · IND 41-53 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Quentin Richardson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 1:16 · IND 50-60 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu bad pass
Q4 0:53 · IND 73-80 ORL
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · IND 78-80 ORL
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 12 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
