⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 11
Key battles
🏀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 4-point lead to 12
Q1 1:59 · BKN 32-20 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 28
Q3 3:17 · BKN 89-61 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Mikki Moore technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:10 · BKN 51-36 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q2 3:19 · BKN 51-37 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jeff Foster flagrant foul type 1 (Bostjan Nachbar draws the foul)
Q1 0:42 · BKN 30-20 IND
- Technical
Troy Murphy technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:58 · BKN 44-27 IND
📊The numbers
| BKN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 34 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
