⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 40- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 30
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 cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q3 5:16 · IND 62-71 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 5:33 · IND 86-99 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses technical free throw
Q3 8:56 · IND 41-59 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 5:20 · IND 30-47 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Thornton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:56 · IND 41-59 SAC
- Technical
Francisco Garcia technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:50 · IND 45-65 SAC
📊The numbers
| IND | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 15 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
