⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 30 from three
- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 26
A 15-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 2 in the third quarter
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 1-point lead to 11
Q2 7:16 · IND 53-42 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q4 8:27 · IND 108-96 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:00 · IND 90-88 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 10:08 · IND 95-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Alperen Sengun flopping technical foul
Q1 5:27 · IND 16-19 HOU
📊The numbers
| IND | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 17 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 24 |
| 34 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
