⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
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 dragged them back level
Q2 9:10 · IND 30-30 TOR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q3 1:05 · IND 83-64 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 5:16 · IND 95-69 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 9:44 · IND 4-14 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 5:37 · IND 32-40 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |