⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22
- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q4 2:34 · SAC 83-105 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Hart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:36 · SAC 83-107 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 9:45 · SAC 27-36 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 2:00 · SAC 39-61 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 33
Q3 8:08 · SAC 47-80 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
David Harrison technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:39 · SAC 70-103 IND
- Missed FT
Sarunas Jasikevicius misses technical free throw
Q4 0:36 · SAC 83-107 IND
📊The numbers
| SAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 13 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
