⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their seven
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyler Hansbrough misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:47 · IND 84-82 WSH
- Missed FT
Tyler Hansbrough misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:47 · IND 84-82 WSH
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:13 · IND 85-83 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 3:44 · IND 16-22 WSH
- Go-ahead
Emeka Okafor hit a 10-foot jumper, Trevor Booker with the assist
Q4 0:36 · IND 87-88 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal traveling
Q4 4:33 · IND 84-82 WSH
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:26 · IND 84-82 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal traveling
Q4 2:58 · IND 85-83 WSH
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
