โฑ๏ธHow 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
โฒ BKN better than we expected
โผ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:03 ยท BKN 8-2 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:58 ยท BKN 18-8 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 1:38 ยท BKN 74-63 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Bad Pass
Q4 1:49 ยท BKN 80-82 IND
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Bad Pass
Q4 1:30 ยท BKN 80-82 IND
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Bad Pass. Stolen by Ron Artest.
Q4 0:08 ยท BKN 84-90 IND

Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:31 ยท BKN 20-18 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 6:33 ยท BKN 78-81 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:02 ยท BKN 80-81 IND
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Bad Pass. Stolen by Richard Jefferson.
Q4 1:32 ยท BKN 80-82 IND
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:05 ยท BKN 80-82 IND
๐The numbers
| BKN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |












