⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 33
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q2 8:44 · IND 40-53 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 8:27 · IND 84-102 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 5:01 · IND 89-112 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 4 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 17 | Blocks | 26 |
