⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 20-10 off them
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
17Offensive rebounds6
12Free throws made27
20Points off turnovers10
10Steals5
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 0:08 · BKN 26-15 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kris Humphries misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:50 · BKN 77-85 IND
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · BKN 91-98 IND
- Missed FT
Sundiata Gaines misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · BKN 94-98 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 0:32 · BKN 44-49 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 2:42 · BKN 58-69 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyler Hansbrough technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:30 · BKN 50-53 IND
📊The numbers
| BKN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
