⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twelve- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 5:07 · BKN 27-18 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 10:11 · BKN 88-81 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
George Hill technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:27 · BKN 78-77 IND
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:28 · BKN 85-77 IND
- Turnover
George Hill lost ball turnover
Q4 4:11 · BKN 88-83 IND
📊The numbers
| BKN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
