⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of twenty from three- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:41 · IND 18-11 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aaron Brooks misses technical free throw
Q1 0:43 · IND 26-21 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:53 · IND 86-82 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 3:06 · IND 100-97 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 11 |
