⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 9:37 · WSH 39-30 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q2 1:09 · WSH 51-45 IND
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:18 · WSH 91-85 IND
- Missed FT
Steve Blake missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:35 · WSH 97-89 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 8:18 · WSH 83-79 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Harrington Technical Foul
Q3 3:50 · WSH 64-57 IND
- Missed FT
Al Harrington missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 3:50 · WSH 65-57 IND
- Turnover
Al Harrington Lost Ball. Stolen by Etan Thomas.
Q4 3:00 · WSH 92-85 IND
📊The numbers
| WSH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
