⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 33
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 26-8 off them
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 23
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:39 · IND 24-18 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:15 · IND 72-75 HOU
- Steal
Isaiah Jackson stole it from Alperen Sengun
Q4 2:51 · IND 106-111 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Bennedict Mathurin and Alperen Sengun
Q4 9:41 · IND 94-92 HOU
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard lost ball turnover
Q4 4:19 · IND 104-109 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 2:56 · IND 52-54 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover
Q4 2:51 · IND 106-111 HOU
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:28 · IND 108-111 HOU
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover
Q4 0:43 · IND 112-117 HOU
📊The numbers
| IND | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 33 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
