⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 6:16 · IND 55-39 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 6:17 · IND 109-97 UTAH
- Steal
Lance Stephenson stole it from Donovan Mitchell
Q4 2:46 · IND 113-107 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keifer Sykes offensive foul
Q4 1:41 · IND 117-109 UTAH
- Turnover
Keifer Sykes turnover
Q4 1:41 · IND 117-109 UTAH
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · IND 119-113 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 3:38 · IND 55-48 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q3 8:53 · IND 70-69 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover
Q4 2:46 · IND 113-107 UTAH
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:33 · IND 117-111 UTAH
📊The numbers
| IND | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
