⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 20-6 off them
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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 0:27 · IND 24-19 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 6:43 · IND 35-30 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 8:45 · IND 83-62 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 10:17 · IND 26-30 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
