⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 34 from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the first 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 cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 8:42 · HOU 73-85 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Silas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:57 · HOU 19-25 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q1 0:31 · HOU 24-42 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caris LeVert lost ball turnover
Q4 5:00 · HOU 112-120 IND
- Technical
Caris LeVert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:50 · HOU 112-120 IND
📊The numbers
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
