⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What 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
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 6:13 · IND 19-14 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:18 · IND 2-8 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q4 4:35 · IND 99-81 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
