⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of nine from three- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 26-15 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- Lead
Jermaine O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:40 · IND 1-0 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:01 · IND 1-2 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Winner
Jerry Stackhouse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:22 · IND 1-2 WSH
- Ties it
Jerry Stackhouse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:22 · IND 1-1 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Juan Dixon Lost Ball
Q4 0:50 · IND 1-2 WSH
- Turnover
Juan Dixon Lost Ball. Stolen by Ron Artest.
Q4 0:26 · IND 1-2 WSH
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
