⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower 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, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 1:31 · WSH 33-29 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Blake missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 0:47 · WSH 28-29 IND
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries Lost Ball. Stolen by Anthony Johnson.
Q4 3:48 · WSH 69-67 IND
- Missed FT
Damone Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:36 · WSH 74-77 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 5:56 · WSH 9-16 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:22 · WSH 59-56 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q4 5:09 · WSH 69-73 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Foster Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 0:47 · WSH 28-29 IND
- Technical
Anthony Johnson Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 6:22 · WSH 65-59 IND
- Turnover
Anthony Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Gilbert Arenas.
Q4 1:08 · WSH 71-77 IND
📊The numbers
| WSH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
