⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
-2Q119-20
-1Q222-21
+3Q323-18
-5Q416-20
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 33
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 18-8 off them
Key battles
8Threes made2
44%Three-point accuracy22%
8Points off turnovers18
18Assists10
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
