⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 26
- Made four threes to their twenty
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 3:12 · POR 34-27 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 1:57 · POR 64-52 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 9:10 · POR 104-91 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:25 · POR 116-110 IND
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · POR 116-113 IND
- Missed FT
Jabari Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · POR 117-113 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:00 · POR 71-71 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:46 · POR 116-113 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:40 · POR 110-103 IND
- Missed FT
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:40 · POR 110-103 IND
- Turnover
Aaron Nesmith back court turnover
Q4 0:49 · POR 116-110 IND
📊The numbers
| POR | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 20 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 34 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
