⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SAC 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 Kings did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 13
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 7:58 · IND 45-36 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 4:13 · IND 55-38 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 9:52 · IND 97-76 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 7:00 · IND 70-61 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
