⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
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 7-point lead to 17
Q3 3:58 · IND 79-62 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 11:26 · IND 83-72 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
