⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 25-6 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:28 · BKN 46-50 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:33 · BKN 4-11 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 8:30 · BKN 48-64 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Foster offensive foul (Sean Williams draws the foul)
Q4 4:54 · BKN 75-83 IND
- Turnover
Jeff Foster turnover
Q4 4:54 · BKN 75-83 IND
- Missed FT
Jeff Foster misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:51 · BKN 82-90 IND
📊The numbers
| BKN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 15 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
