⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 45
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:35 · IND 22-16 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 3:47 · IND 56-48 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 0:54 · IND 65-52 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 36 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 10 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
