⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to five- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 27 from three
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 32
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 0:07 · HOU 64-61 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 9:46 · HOU 72-63 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 2:50 · HOU 95-83 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:15 · HOU 115-113 IND
- Turnover
Christian Wood traveling
Q4 0:48 · HOU 115-115 IND
- Turnover
Jae'Sean Tate bad pass
Q4 0:00 · HOU 118-121 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:32 · HOU 106-105 IND
- Winner
Goga Bitadze hit a two point shot
Q4 0:19 · HOU 115-117 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 1:39 · HOU 115-119 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyrese Haliburton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:54 · HOU 111-107 IND
- Missed FT
Goga Bitadze misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:06 · HOU 115-115 IND
- Missed FT
Goga Bitadze misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:19 · HOU 115-117 IND
📊The numbers
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
