⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 40- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter
- Made five threes 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 7:54 · IND 21-13 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 1:58 · IND 57-43 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 9:11 · IND 42-32 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 1:54 · IND 118-101 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
