⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 12
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 52
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 9:17 · IND 10-10 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 6:01 · IND 78-70 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 2:06 · IND 108-99 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:48 · IND 0-10 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 2:09 · IND 81-84 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jerami Grant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:02 · IND 28-29 POR
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic bad pass
Q4 4:18 · IND 99-97 POR
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons bad pass
Q4 1:45 · IND 101-99 POR
📊The numbers
| IND | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
