⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:21 · IND 8-2 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Offensive Foul
Q4 0:26 · IND 87-83 BKN
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Foul
Q4 0:26 · IND 87-83 BKN
- Missed FT
Al Harrington missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:20 · IND 87-83 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jason Collins Flagrant Foul Type 2
Q3 4:16 · IND 50-50 BKN
- Missed FT
Anthony Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:00 · IND 85-80 BKN
- Turnover
Aaron Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Jermaine O'Neal .
Q4 1:34 · IND 85-81 BKN
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
