⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 24 from three- Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their nineteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 7:07 · IND 57-64 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 11:45 · IND 76-82 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Roy Hibbert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:19 · IND 20-36 HOU
- Missed FT
George Hill misses technical free throw
Q3 6:50 · IND 50-64 HOU
- Technical
Double technical foul - George Hill and Jason Terry
Q3 3:15 · IND 59-68 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses technical free throw
Q2 9:19 · IND 20-36 HOU
- Technical
Joey Dorsey technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:50 · IND 50-64 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · IND 97-103 HOU
📊The numbers
| IND | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
