⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 29-15 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:22 · WSH 49-50 IND
- Go-ahead
Gilbert Arenas made 17 ft Jumper.
Q4 2:40 · WSH 89-88 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:18 · WSH 87-85 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 10:08 · WSH 23-36 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 6:31 · WSH 27-45 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 2:16 · WSH 89-98 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley Technical Foul
Q3 5:22 · WSH 51-59 IND
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:47 · WSH 87-85 IND
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Lost Ball. Stolen by Brendan Haywood.
Q4 1:40 · WSH 89-90 IND
📊The numbers
| WSH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
