⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 7:58 · IND 16-4 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q2 3:10 · IND 65-40 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q4 8:04 · IND 116-89 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kris Dunn technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:41 · IND 88-66 POR
📊The numbers
| IND | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 38 | Assists | 23 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
