⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 48
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 1:57 · IND 35-20 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 1:12 · IND 60-41 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · IND 96-91 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 5:22 · IND 72-57 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 10 |
