⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 26- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 9
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:40 · IND 12-7 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 5:43 · IND 46-37 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Troy Murphy technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:34 · IND 85-99 SAC
- Technical
Darrell Armstrong technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:01 · IND 93-109 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q3 2:40 · IND 69-84 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
