⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 24-4 off them- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 4
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy bad pass
Q4 1:13 · IND 89-81 WSH
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:52 · IND 90-83 WSH
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · IND 90-83 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:10 · IND 49-46 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 11:14 · IND 70-70 WSH
- Steal
Nick Young stole it from Mike Dunleavy
Q4 1:13 · IND 89-81 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:43 · IND 84-76 WSH
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:43 · IND 84-76 WSH
- Turnover
Brendan Haywood traveling
Q4 3:30 · IND 87-79 WSH
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
