⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 46- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q3 0:46 · POR 82-74 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:10 · POR 92-84 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 3:15 · POR 24-25 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 7 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 11 | Blocks | 16 |
