⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 20-8 off them- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the second quarter
- Went cold from three, three of sixteen
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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.
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 11:11 · UTAH 12-2 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 6:22 · UTAH 42-31 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 2:12 · UTAH 48-51 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 6:15 · UTAH 76-88 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lance Stephenson offensive foul (Alec Burks draws the foul)
Q4 2:49 · UTAH 80-88 IND
- Turnover
Lance Stephenson turnover
Q4 2:49 · UTAH 80-88 IND
- Technical
Lance Stephenson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:49 · UTAH 80-88 IND
📊The numbers
| UTAH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
