⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 2:03 · IND 71-82 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 10:33 · IND 27-35 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q3 10:30 · IND 40-69 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
