⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 24-16 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 cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:50 · IND 67-71 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 6:20 · IND 110-105 POR
- Steal
Thaddeus Young stole it from Mason Plumlee
Q4 1:21 · IND 112-109 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Teague bad pass
Q4 3:15 · IND 110-105 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 7:05 · IND 11-26 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 4:20 · IND 21-37 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 9:21 · IND 38-58 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 4:22 · IND 108-105 POR
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee lost ball turnover
Q4 1:21 · IND 112-109 POR
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 0:31 · IND 114-109 POR
📊The numbers
| IND | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
