⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 9- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 28
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 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.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 11:02 · ORL 35-39 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:51 · ORL 47-50 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 9:07 · ORL 35-50 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
