⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36
- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 30-14 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 1:11 · HOU 64-53 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 7:34 · HOU 79-67 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Tari Eason technical foul
Q1 3:26 · HOU 19-14 IND
- Missed FT
Fred VanVleet misses technical free throw
Q3 6:47 · HOU 76-67 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul
Q3 6:47 · HOU 76-67 IND
📊The numbers
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
