⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:06 · IND 14-11 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 3:33 · IND 53-41 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 32
Q4 9:48 · IND 99-67 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:48 · IND 41-39 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 10 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
