⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third 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 Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 32- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 20-9 off them
- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 28
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 3:55 · IND 24-18 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 7:46 · IND 45-34 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 10:37 · IND 81-64 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 6:00 · IND 16-18 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
