⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 43
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 23-14 off them
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:13 · OKC 18-15 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q2 0:21 · OKC 66-51 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
OT 4:06 · OKC 108-102 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:34 · OKC 100-96 IND
- Turnover
Josh Giddey bad pass
Q4 1:14 · OKC 100-98 IND
- Turnover
Luguentz Dort lost ball turnover
OT 0:44 · OKC 110-109 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Ties it
Domantas Sabonis hit a two point shot
Q4 0:55 · OKC 100-100 IND
- Lead
Domantas Sabonis hit a 9-foot two point shot
OT 4:24 · OKC 100-102 IND
- Winner
Justin Holiday hit a two point shot
OT 0:40 · OKC 110-111 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 3:31 · OKC 102-102 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 2:44 · OKC 105-102 IND
- Turnover
Jeremy Lamb bad pass
OT 0:10 · OKC 110-111 IND
📊The numbers
| OKC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
