⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Kings 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.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 1:42 · SAC 86-90 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 7:05 · SAC 7-18 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George traveling
Q4 4:07 · SAC 80-86 IND
- Goaltend
Roy Hibbert defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:37 · SAC 90-94 IND
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · SAC 92-95 IND
📊The numbers
| SAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
