⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 44
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- Ties it
Courtney Lee hit a 16-foot two point shot
Q4 0:59 · HOU 89-89 IND
- Ties it
Goran Dragic hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · HOU 93-93 IND
- Ties it
Marcus Camby hit a two point shot, Chandler Parsons with the assist
OT 3:08 · HOU 95-95 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Courtney Lee traveling
OT 0:17 · HOU 100-101 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 7:54 · HOU 80-81 IND
- Lead
Danny Granger hit a 16-foot jumper, David West with the assist
Q4 0:38 · HOU 89-91 IND
- Lead
Darren Collison hit a 17-foot jumper, Paul George with the assist
OT 3:29 · HOU 93-95 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Granger lost ball
OT 3:42 · HOU 93-93 IND
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
OT 0:40 · HOU 98-101 IND
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
OT 0:17 · HOU 100-101 IND
📊The numbers
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
