⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 32
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 2:04 · PHI 79-87 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q1 8:49 · PHI 9-16 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 7:55 · PHI 62-80 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q4 4:12 · PHI 98-117 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 35 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
