⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 20-11 off them
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 24
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 6 down to 5 up
Q1 4:43 · IND 26-21 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 4:54 · IND 94-69 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 3 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
