⏱️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
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 26 from three- Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their sixteen
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:54 · IND 23-15 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 7:23 · IND 44-37 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q4 8:13 · IND 108-91 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:03 · IND 33-31 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:50 · IND 65-62 ORL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up
Q3 2:25 · IND 85-86 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 8 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Steals | 14 |
| 18 | Blocks | 23 |
