⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 4:31 · POR 44-28 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 1:51 · POR 76-59 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 3:01 · POR 98-80 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 10:44 · POR 48-42 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
