⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
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 Pacers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36- Made six threes to their fourteen
- They 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
- Go-ahead
Marquis Daniels hit a 4-foot two point shot, T.J. Ford with the assist
Q4 1:49 · IND 114-113 SAC
- Lead
Danny Granger hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:29 · IND 116-115 SAC
- Winner
T.J. Ford hit a 13-foot two point shot
Q4 1:00 · IND 118-117 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- Lead
Kevin Martin hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:37 · IND 114-115 SAC
- Ties it
Kevin Martin hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · IND 114-114 SAC
- Go-ahead
Kevin Martin hit a 21-foot jumper, Brad Miller with the assist
Q4 1:10 · IND 116-117 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Francisco Garcia technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:39 · IND 16-12 SAC
- Turnover
John Salmons traveling
Q4 2:53 · IND 110-113 SAC
📊The numbers
| IND | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
