⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 23
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:47 · SAC 64-69 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Francisco Garcia double technical foul
Q4 5:13 · SAC 92-98 IND
- Turnover
Kevin Martin offensive foul (Shawne Williams draws the foul)
Q4 3:47 · SAC 96-104 IND
- Turnover
Kevin Martin turnover
Q4 3:47 · SAC 96-104 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:32 · SAC 6-15 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 4:05 · SAC 42-56 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shawne Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:51 · SAC 96-104 IND
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal offensive foul (Francisco Garcia draws the foul)
Q4 1:47 · SAC 101-105 IND
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal turnover
Q4 1:47 · SAC 101-105 IND
📊The numbers
| SAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
