⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 25 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 8:22 · IND 49-35 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 11:22 · IND 66-63 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:47 · IND 104-101 BKN
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:37 · IND 109-104 BKN
- Missed FT
Troy Murphy misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:39 · IND 117-111 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 6:24 · IND 49-43 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 2:29 · IND 54-56 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses technical free throw
Q2 10:14 · IND 38-33 BKN
- Missed FT
Josh Boone misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:34 · IND 104-101 BKN
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
