⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:02 · WSH 42-43 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Crawford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:35 · WSH 42-45 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 8 |
