⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 25 rebounds to 48
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 1:10 · IND 110-99 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Nesmith bad pass
Q4 4:39 · IND 122-115 HOU
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard back court turnover
Q4 1:20 · IND 129-122 HOU
- Missed FT
Aaron Nesmith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:52 · IND 130-124 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 0:00 · IND 41-48 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jabari Smith Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:06 · IND 129-121 HOU
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:33 · IND 129-121 HOU
📊The numbers
| IND | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 35 | Assists | 26 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
