⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 7:35 · IND 41-35 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 1:43 · IND 74-69 WSH
- Steal
Paul George stole it from Jordan Crawford
Q4 2:33 · IND 87-82 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George lost ball
Q4 4:58 · IND 80-78 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 9:07 · IND 53-60 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Crawford bad pass
Q4 2:33 · IND 87-82 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall backcourt
Q4 0:22 · IND 87-85 WSH
- Missed FT
Jordan Crawford misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:13 · IND 89-87 WSH
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
