⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fourteen- Made seven threes to their fourteen
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 1:39 · IND 29-18 PHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 9:11 · IND 67-49 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 10:14 · IND 95-75 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 4:54 · IND 72-61 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 0:41 · IND 83-72 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
