⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 25 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 35 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
A 15-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 19 in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 0:39 · IND 65-73 POR
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 19
Q4 3:19 · IND 112-131 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 2:51 · IND 55-71 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29
Q3 4:28 · IND 74-103 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 33-point lead to 43
Q3 0:00 · IND 78-121 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
CJ McCollum flagrant foul type 1
Q2 0:39 · IND 57-73 POR
- Technical
Damian Lillard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · IND 62-73 POR
📊The numbers
| IND | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 20 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
