The calculation was sound, but it didn’t pan out how Donovan had hoped. Without conclusive evidence to overturn the call – it was such a quick play that the replay on the arena’s video board was blurry – Donovan’s challenge was unsuccessful. The officials awarded Indiana the ball, and the Pacers scored two unanswered baskets before the end of the period. They took a 79-78 lead heading into the fourth quarter. “When you can try to save some points or take points off the board, I think those are important ones,” Donovan said. “For us, I thought getting two extra possessions or an extra possession to close the quarter was important. I thought we had a really, really good chance.”