⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eleven- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 39
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 5:13 · OKC 50-37 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- Winner
Tyrese Haliburton hit a 21-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:00 · OKC 110-111 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:07 · OKC 106-98 IND
📊The numbers
| OKC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 18 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 13 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Steals | 1 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
