⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eight- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 6
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 8:38 · POR 30-22 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 8:51 · POR 75-66 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses technical free throw
Q3 7:47 · POR 44-42 IND
- Missed FT
Robin Lopez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:04 · POR 82-78 IND
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · POR 85-80 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:47 · POR 44-42 IND
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:26 · POR 80-73 IND
- Technical
Roy Hibbert technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:26 · POR 79-72 IND
📊The numbers
| POR | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
