⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 19-5 off them- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 9
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 3:15 · SAC 32-22 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 5:22 · SAC 86-79 IND
- Go-ahead
Marcus Thornton hit a 26-foot three jumper, Isaiah Thomas with the assist
OT 4:24 · SAC 106-105 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Gray bad pass
OT 3:03 · SAC 106-108 IND
- Turnover
Derrick Williams lost ball turnover
OT 0:47 · SAC 111-114 IND
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
OT 0:15 · SAC 111-114 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 4:39 · SAC 95-97 IND
- Lead
Paul George hit a 19-foot jumper, Roy Hibbert with the assist
OT 4:41 · SAC 103-105 IND
- Winner
David West hit a 26-foot three jumper, George Hill with the assist
OT 3:57 · SAC 106-108 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
George Hill offensive foul (Isaiah Thomas draws the foul)
Q4 4:07 · SAC 95-91 IND
- Turnover
George Hill turnover
Q4 4:07 · SAC 95-91 IND
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
OT 0:53 · SAC 111-114 IND
📊The numbers
| SAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Assists | 25 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
