⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third 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 Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
- Made two threes 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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 7:13 · IND 18-7 ORL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q3 6:11 · IND 70-55 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 2 | Threes made | 8 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 9 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
