⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their seven- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:48 · PHI 52-61 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 3:46 · PHI 65-86 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
