⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of fourteen from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caron Butler 3 second
Q4 3:12 · WSH 86-91 IND
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:13 · WSH 86-93 IND
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:10 · WSH 91-97 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 7:13 · WSH 82-87 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Foster bad pass
Q4 4:43 · WSH 84-87 IND
- Missed FT
Fred Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:18 · WSH 84-88 IND
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson turnover
Q4 0:18 · WSH 93-99 IND
📊The numbers
| WSH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
