⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 25- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the third quarter
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
- Winner
Vlade Divac made 5 ft Jumper.
Q4 2:55 · SAC 89-88 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brad Miller Bad Pass
Q4 2:03 · SAC 89-88 IND
- Turnover
Vlade Divac Offensive Foul
Q4 0:50 · SAC 89-88 IND
- Turnover
Vlade Divac Foul
Q4 0:50 · SAC 89-88 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 6:37 · SAC 70-62 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q3 2:36 · SAC 74-75 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Harrington missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:55 · SAC 87-85 IND
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Offensive Foul
Q4 2:38 · SAC 89-88 IND
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Foul
Q4 2:38 · SAC 89-88 IND
📊The numbers
| SAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
