⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of eighteen from three- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 49
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 8:57 · SAC 76-64 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 2:21 · SAC 88-79 IND
- Steal
Donte Greene stole it from Dahntay Jones
Q4 0:51 · SAC 105-100 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Thompson lost ball
Q4 4:52 · SAC 103-95 IND
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · SAC 108-103 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:28 · SAC 76-73 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dahntay Jones bad pass
Q4 4:11 · SAC 103-95 IND
- Turnover
Dahntay Jones bad pass
Q4 0:51 · SAC 105-100 IND
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:18 · SAC 108-103 IND
📊The numbers
| SAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 28 | Assists | 12 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
