⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 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
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 16
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 38
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 4-point lead to 12
Q2 11:45 · IND 27-15 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 10:17 · IND 83-54 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 1:46 · IND 92-75 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 5 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 16 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
