⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 63 rebounds to 42- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 4:13 · IND 21-12 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 0:00 · IND 76-55 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 6:37 · IND 89-64 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Roy Hibbert and Kyle O'Quinn
Q3 4:47 · IND 58-44 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 4:03 · IND 92-73 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 12 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
