⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 31
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 21
Q4 8:36 · IND 95-116 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 5:17 · IND 103-121 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q4 2:29 · IND 113-124 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 10:34 · IND 0-11 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Admiral Schofield and Isaiah Jackson
Q4 0:33 · IND 113-126 ORL
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
