⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 35 from three- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 14
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:12 · ORL 33-34 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 5:02 · ORL 52-47 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 3:19 · ORL 122-125 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 8:55 · ORL 9-17 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 11:24 · ORL 66-69 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarace Walker bad pass turnover
Q4 0:32 · ORL 124-128 IND
📊The numbers
| ORL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 32 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
