⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 67 rebounds to 47- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 27-13 off them
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 4:54 · IND 46-38 SAC
- Lead
Lance Stephenson hit a three jumper (George Hill assists )
OT 2:34 · IND 94-91 SAC
- Winner
George Hill hit a 6-foot jumper
2OT 2:59 · IND 98-96 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
OT 4:33 · IND 91-91 SAC
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
2OT 4:01 · IND 96-96 SAC
- Turnover
Lance Stephenson bad pass
2OT 3:36 · IND 96-96 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 4:03 · IND 18-26 SAC
- Ties it
Marcus Thornton hit a 25-foot three jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists )
Q4 0:48 · IND 91-91 SAC
- Ties it
Marcus Thornton hit a three jumper (Chuck Hayes assists )
OT 0:26 · IND 96-96 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks bad pass
Q4 2:20 · IND 89-86 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:46 · IND 89-86 SAC
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks bad pass
2OT 3:47 · IND 96-96 SAC
📊The numbers
| IND | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 77 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 14 | Blocks | 13 |
