⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 10:47 · HOU 12-2 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jabari Smith Jr. traveling
Q4 1:31 · HOU 89-94 IND
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · HOU 89-96 IND
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · HOU 90-98 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 9:29 · HOU 75-82 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:49 · HOU 45-33 IND
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:49 · HOU 45-33 IND
- Missed FT
Myles Turner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · HOU 91-98 IND
📊The numbers
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
