⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 38 points inside to 18
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:18 · IND 10-6 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 10:25 · IND 26-22 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q4 5:39 · IND 90-64 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 0:25 · IND 16-17 WSH
- Technical
Lance Stephenson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:46 · IND 63-46 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 13 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
