Pacers break NBA playoff record for worst half with this turnover stat in Game 1

Alex Walsh

Pacers break NBA playoff record for worst half with this turnover stat in Game 1 image

The first quarter of Game 1 wasn't an awful start for Indiana, but it was necessarily great.

The Pacers tied a franchise playoff turnover record in the first quarter and first half which isn't a positive for the road dogs.

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What playoff worst did Indiana set?

In the first quarter, the Pacers turned the ball over nine times.

This tied a franchise record for most turnovers in any quarter of a playoff game.

The Pacers also had a nine-turnover quarter against the Cavs about a month ago, which they matched tonight.

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For an NBA Finals quarter, their nine-turnover mark was second worst all-time.

The Pacers also set a playoff worst for any team for turnovers in a half of a playoff game with 19.

They trail by just 12 at halftime despite 14 more turnovers than OKC.

The Pacers will need to cut down their mistakes in that area to give themselves a chance at hanging around with one of the NBA's best teams.

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Alex Walsh

Alex is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. A current Sports Media major at Hofstra University in New York, he is a huge Celtics and NBA fan who gets way too many notifications from NBA insiders on X. He became interested in PDC Darts at the beginning of 2024 and has been obsessed ever since.