⏱️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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 45
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 72
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Nembhard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:38 · IND 114-111 OKC
- Turnover
T.J. McConnell out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:14 · IND 117-115 OKC
- Missed FT
Jalen Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · IND 117-115 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:18 · IND 36-38 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 4:13 · IND 81-91 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 6:04 · IND 110-111 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 3:14 · IND 112-111 OKC
- Turnover
Jalen Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:02 · IND 120-117 OKC
📊The numbers
| IND | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
