⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their five- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 4:56 · POR 25-15 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 6:57 · POR 64-52 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 7:32 · POR 91-76 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:28 · POR 45-44 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Andrew Nembhard and Deandre Ayton
Q3 4:27 · POR 64-54 IND
📊The numbers
| POR | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
