⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 26 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their eight- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21
- Won the second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to four
- A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28 in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:00 · IND 10-10 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 8:13 · IND 45-33 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q2 1:26 · IND 70-42 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Tony Bradley technical foul
Q3 5:25 · IND 73-50 OKC
- Technical
James Johnson technical foul
Q4 0:57 · IND 108-87 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 5:55 · IND 73-54 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |