⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q3 4:08 · IND 87-77 ORL
- Winner
Aaron Nesmith hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · IND 114-113 ORL
- Ties it
Aaron Nesmith hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · IND 113-113 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 6:19 · IND 12-22 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 8:18 · IND 98-101 ORL
- Lead
Franz Wagner hit a 32-foot threeer, Mo Bamba with the assist
Q4 2:15 · IND 107-110 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:34 · IND 102-101 ORL
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 18 | Threes made | 16 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
