⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 29 in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 35
- Gave up second chances, seventeen 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 1:50 · IND 115-129 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 10:20 · IND 33-46 ORL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 29
Q2 6:25 · IND 39-68 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 32 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
