⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:45 · IND 20-21 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 3:55 · IND 45-41 POR
- Steal
Paul George stole it from Wesley Matthews
Q4 0:07 · IND 99-92 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:10 · IND 40-40 POR
- Turnover
David West bad pass
Q4 3:24 · IND 93-86 POR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:30 · IND 95-90 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:44 · IND 93-87 POR
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · IND 95-89 POR
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews bad pass
Q4 0:07 · IND 99-92 POR
📊The numbers
| IND | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
