⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of twenty from three- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 24-9 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 9:18 · IND 36-31 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:05 · IND 97-99 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:26 · IND 0-9 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 1:07 · IND 42-53 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 11:25 · IND 71-86 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Martin offensive foul (Jeff Foster draws the foul)
Q4 2:00 · IND 95-99 SAC
- Turnover
Kevin Martin turnover
Q4 2:00 · IND 95-99 SAC
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · IND 99-103 SAC
📊The numbers
| IND | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
