⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 38
- Lost the glass, 45 rebounds to 55
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 0:33 · ORL 30-27 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 11:40 · ORL 52-60 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 9:14 · ORL 54-68 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 10:42 · ORL 78-93 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 15 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 35 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
