⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 38 from three- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eleven
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 8:02 · IND 14-6 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 1:45 · IND 29-17 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 0:48 · IND 89-80 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 4:33 · IND 111-97 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
