⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 26 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 27 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their eleven- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:07 · HOU 35-31 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 9:40 · HOU 46-37 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q2 3:26 · HOU 73-50 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
James Harden technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:50 · HOU 104-90 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 7:01 · HOU 17-16 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q2 0:01 · HOU 76-65 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q4 6:53 · HOU 111-103 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Victor Oladipo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:01 · HOU 99-79 IND
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses technical free throw
Q4 7:50 · HOU 104-90 IND
📊The numbers
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 20 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
