⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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 fifteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 35 from three
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 took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 1:45 · IND 33-32 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 6:10 · IND 56-46 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 9:35 · IND 111-93 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:51 · IND 47-46 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 6:09 · IND 82-80 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
