⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 36- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 3:44 · IND 20-13 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 1:42 · IND 48-36 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George lost ball turnover
Q4 1:17 · IND 85-79 TOR
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · IND 85-79 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:31 · IND 79-72 TOR
- Steal
Jonas Valanciunas stole it from Paul George
Q4 1:17 · IND 85-79 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 9% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
