⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:41 · WSH 34-34 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Courtney Alexander Offensive Foul
Q4 0:16 · WSH 80-84 IND
- Turnover
Courtney Alexander Foul
Q4 0:16 · WSH 80-84 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 1:14 · WSH 65-68 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 8:52 · WSH 72-80 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Ollie Out of Bounds
Q4 3:55 · WSH 76-80 IND
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:51 · WSH 78-84 IND
- Turnover
Kevin Ollie Lost Ball. Stolen by Chris Whitney.
Q4 0:26 · WSH 80-84 IND
📊The numbers
| WSH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
