⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Lost the glass, 35 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 7:18 · IND 69-60 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses technical free throw
Q2 0:07 · IND 47-56 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 9:21 · IND 29-44 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 2:29 · IND 99-92 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
