⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of sixteen from three- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 24
A 16-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 4 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 1:04 · SAC 32-22 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Francisco Garcia misses technical free throw
Q4 9:25 · SAC 87-81 IND
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 3:41 · SAC 93-88 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:58 · SAC 78-74 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Foster technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:25 · SAC 87-81 IND
📊The numbers
| SAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 6% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
