⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their no- A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 3:38 · SAC 29-15 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 8:14 · SAC 46-32 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q4 8:45 · SAC 100-76 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:56 · SAC 52-48 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 3:58 · SAC 100-85 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Harrington Technical Foul
Q3 9:10 · SAC 60-52 IND
- Technical
Al Harrington Technical Foul
Q4 0:41 · SAC 104-87 IND
📊The numbers
| SAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 0 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 26 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
