⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their six- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
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 4 down to 5 up
Q2 9:38 · IND 36-31 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:31 · IND 94-96 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Thaddeus Young misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:40 · IND 95-96 OKC
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young lost ball turnover
Q4 0:11 · IND 95-98 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 11:10 · IND 27-31 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 5:40 · IND 63-68 OKC
- Steal
Paul George stole it from Thaddeus Young
Q4 0:11 · IND 95-98 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 · IND 88-95 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · IND 90-95 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:17 · IND 92-96 OKC
📊The numbers
| IND | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 7 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Steals | 13 |
| 21 | Blocks | 12 |
