⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 41- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 3:23 · IND 27-21 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 9:56 · IND 41-27 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 3:55 · IND 84-71 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
