⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 35-15 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 49
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 3:45 · WSH 53-43 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q3 10:41 · WSH 76-50 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 36
Q3 5:11 · WSH 94-58 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Etan Thomas misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q2 3:31 · WSH 48-43 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jamaal Tinsley flagrant foul type 1 (Etan Thomas draws the foul)
Q2 3:31 · WSH 48-43 IND
📊The numbers
| WSH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
