⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the third quarter
- Made four threes to their twelve
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 8:32 · IND 13-10 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 6:56 · IND 78-66 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 1:25 · IND 87-72 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert lost ball
Q4 1:14 · IND 102-97 BKN
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:35 · IND 103-99 BKN
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · IND 103-99 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:35 · IND 98-95 BKN
- Steal
Kris Humphries stole it from Roy Hibbert
Q4 1:14 · IND 102-97 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Deron Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:31 · IND 54-51 BKN
- Technical
Shawne Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:52 · IND 97-82 BKN
- Turnover
Anthony Morrow lost ball
Q4 0:06 · IND 106-99 BKN
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
