⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 29 from three
Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 2:54 · BKN 46-43 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:49 · BKN 94-88 IND
- Turnover
Vince Carter bad pass
Q4 1:23 · BKN 96-91 IND

Pacers
Good plays
- Steal
Kareem Rush stole it from Vince Carter
Q4 1:23 · BKN 96-91 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:39 · BKN 96-91 IND
📊The numbers
| BKN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |









