⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:38 · HOU 11-2 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 4:03 · HOU 53-40 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 4:22 · HOU 81-60 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:18 · HOU 41-39 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 9:59 · HOU 93-79 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 7:26 · HOU 99-90 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
