⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 28- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q2 0:34 · POR 42-59 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 10:56 · POR 28-40 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q2 3:57 · POR 34-59 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 3:41 · POR 82-109 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 29 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
