โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ IND better than we expected
โผ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 20-10 off them
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:37 ยท IND 72-75 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Technical Foul
Q1 9:03 ยท IND 2-4 BKN
- Turnover
Reggie Miller Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Kidd.
Q4 0:31 ยท IND 75-79 BKN
- Technical
Reggie Miller Technical Foul
Q4 0:31 ยท IND 75-80 BKN

Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 7:43 ยท IND 45-55 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Collins missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 9:03 ยท IND 2-4 BKN
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:31 ยท IND 75-79 BKN
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:15 ยท IND 75-81 BKN
๐The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |







