⏱️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
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 24-12 off them
- A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 5:15 · IND 21-18 UTAH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:37 · IND 44-44 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q3 5:39 · IND 65-59 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
C.J. Watson offensive foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
Q4 1:22 · IND 89-84 UTAH
- Turnover
C.J. Watson turnover
Q4 1:22 · IND 89-84 UTAH
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · IND 90-86 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 7:56 · IND 28-40 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:24 · IND 92-91 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Enes Kanter offensive foul (C.J. Watson draws the foul)
Q4 4:58 · IND 83-77 UTAH
- Turnover
Enes Kanter turnover
Q4 4:58 · IND 83-77 UTAH
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:15 · IND 83-78 UTAH
📊The numbers
| IND | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
