⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen
- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30
- A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:45 · HOU 10-4 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 3:15 · HOU 24-14 IND
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25
Q3 7:45 · HOU 76-51 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - James Harden and Evan Turner
Q3 4:33 · HOU 73-50 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 8:11 · HOU 10-12 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q2 3:00 · HOU 50-47 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
George Hill technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:03 · HOU 46-32 IND
📊The numbers
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
