⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 dragged them back level
Q3 8:37 · IND 60-60 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 7:55 · IND 96-82 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
T.J. Warren technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:01 · IND 60-62 POR
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo lost ball turnover
Q4 2:13 · IND 101-93 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
