⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Rockets 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q2 8:38 · HOU 40-50 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
