⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their eight- A 13-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 38 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 6:13 · OKC 15-20 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 67-point deficit to 57
Q4 3:48 · OKC 92-149 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q2 11:20 · OKC 31-55 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 38
Q2 2:28 · OKC 46-84 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 59-point lead to 67
Q4 5:30 · OKC 82-149 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 66% |
| 8 | Threes made | 21 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Assists | 41 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
