⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their seventeen
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the third quarter
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:46 · IND 27-20 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 9:38 · IND 71-50 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 3:32 · IND 100-95 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Granger offensive foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)
Q4 2:02 · IND 98-95 UTAH
- Turnover
Danny Granger turnover
Q4 2:02 · IND 98-95 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 6:22 · IND 75-67 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 1:02 · IND 84-85 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson traveling
Q4 1:49 · IND 98-95 UTAH
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:06 · IND 98-95 UTAH
📊The numbers
| IND | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
