⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 2:16 · WSH 30-25 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 9:30 · WSH 80-96 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - John Wall and Tyler Hansbrough
Q3 1:39 · WSH 63-86 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 11:18 · WSH 31-35 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 2:34 · WSH 45-58 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 8:45 · WSH 52-73 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 14 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
