⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 26 from three- A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:44 · UTAH 37-38 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 8:07 · UTAH 56-69 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Jerebko technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:06 · UTAH 79-99 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q2 5:41 · UTAH 39-53 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 0:33 · UTAH 47-67 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 7 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Steals | 14 |
| 12 | Blocks | 18 |
