⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Kings 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 3:39 · IND 95-88 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
David Harrison technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:56 · IND 20-35 SAC
- Missed FT
Peja Stojakovic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · IND 97-91 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:59 · IND 4-13 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 7:41 · IND 7-21 SAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bonzi Wells flagrant foul type 1 (Danny Granger draws the foul)
Q2 2:20 · IND 37-45 SAC
- Turnover
Brad Miller turnover
Q4 3:25 · IND 89-88 SAC
📊The numbers
| IND | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
