⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 23-8 off them- Made four threes to their ten
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:10 · IND 39-54 BKN
- Missed FT
Austin Croshere misses technical free throw
Q4 11:15 · IND 58-76 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 5:58 · IND 8-22 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Jefferson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:15 · IND 58-76 BKN
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:21 · IND 88-93 BKN
- Missed FT
Jason Collins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · IND 88-96 BKN
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
