⏱️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
▲ BKN better than we expected
+8Q135-24
+11Q228-18
+5Q325-21
-16Q417-32
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 36
Key battles
13Free throws made26
52%Three-point accuracy32%
12Threes made7
3Blocks6
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 8:27 · BKN 52-33 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Mikki Moore double technical foul
Q3 5:18 · BKN 79-55 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
