⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 29 from three- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 31
- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 52
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 43
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 32-15 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 5:05 · IND 59-44 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 11:36 · IND 83-61 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 7:10 · IND 96-70 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kelly Oubre Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:27 · IND 103-80 PHI
📊The numbers
| IND | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 35 | Assists | 24 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
