⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 27
- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 36-20 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 9:33 · IND 60-51 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · IND 93-90 BKN
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · IND 96-93 BKN
- Turnover
Luis Scola bad pass
Q4 0:00 · IND 97-96 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 0:21 · IND 97-96 BKN
- Steal
Paul Pierce stole it from Luis Scola
Q4 0:00 · IND 97-96 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 36 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 15 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
