⏱️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
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 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, 52 rebounds to 38- A 20-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 22 in the third 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
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 22
Q3 3:12 · IND 88-66 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:00 · IND 60-58 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Arron Afflalo technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:01 · IND 74-63 ORL
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
