⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 24 from three
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q2 5:00 · ORL 47-54 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Fournier offensive foul (Thaddeus Young draws the foul)
Q4 3:57 · ORL 84-89 IND
- Turnover
Evan Fournier offensive foul (Paul George draws the foul)
Q4 1:25 · ORL 88-96 IND
- Turnover
Evan Fournier turnover
Q4 1:25 · ORL 88-96 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 9:03 · ORL 6-18 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 4:05 · ORL 84-89 IND
📊The numbers
| ORL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
