⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 39 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2 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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:47 · POR 8-0 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q4 4:32 · POR 104-101 IND
- Steal
Norman Powell stole it from Myles Turner
Q4 1:33 · POR 107-103 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 2:31 · POR 24-22 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:41 · POR 59-57 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 8:25 · POR 90-97 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis offensive foul
Q4 2:41 · POR 102-101 IND
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis turnover
Q4 2:41 · POR 102-101 IND
- Turnover
Myles Turner bad pass
Q4 1:33 · POR 107-103 IND
📊The numbers
| POR | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
