โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ WSH better than we expected
โผ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Wizards
Good plays
- Ties it
Caron Butler hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:57 ยท WSH 114-114 IND
- Lead
Caron Butler hit a 26-foot three jumper, Mike James with the assist
Q4 0:20 ยท WSH 117-114 IND
- Winner
Caron Butler hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 ยท WSH 119-117 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:30 ยท WSH 103-110 IND
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:45 ยท WSH 105-110 IND

Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 7:28 ยท WSH 13-25 IND
- Ties it
Danny Granger hit a 25-foot three jumper, T.J. Ford with the assist
Q4 0:15 ยท WSH 117-117 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
T.J. Ford lost ball
Q4 1:47 ยท WSH 109-112 IND
๐The numbers
| WSH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |








