⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC 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 Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 36
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 4:22 · SAC 74-86 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 9:45 · SAC 89-98 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 1:04 · SAC 109-117 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 2:10 · SAC 47-61 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
