⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:21 · ORL 0-8 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 3:25 · ORL 51-72 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 5:16 · ORL 66-95 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
