⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 58 points inside to 28
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 8:42 · IND 40-25 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 5:56 · IND 67-47 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
