⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 25- They shot well above their usual, eight of sixteen from three
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
- Ties it
Danny Granger hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · IND 93-93 WSH
- Ties it
Mike Dunleavy hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 0:41 · IND 95-95 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ike Diogu bad pass
Q4 1:39 · IND 91-93 WSH
- Missed FT
Ike Diogu misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · IND 95-96 WSH
- Turnover
Danny Granger bad pass
Q4 0:06 · IND 95-98 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Steal
Jarvis Hayes stole it from Ike Diogu
Q4 1:39 · IND 91-93 WSH
- Lead
Antonio Daniels hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 0:58 · IND 93-95 WSH
- Steal
Jarvis Hayes stole it from Danny Granger
Q4 0:06 · IND 95-98 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeShawn Stevenson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:20 · IND 89-92 WSH
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:53 · IND 91-93 WSH
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · IND 95-95 WSH
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 11 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
