โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ IND better than we expected
โผ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38
Made two threes to their eight
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Copeland misses technical free throw
Q1 4:22 ยท IND 6-16 WSH
- Turnover
Chris Copeland lost ball turnover
Q4 0:29 ยท IND 88-93 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:26 ยท IND 4-11 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 3:31 ยท IND 10-27 WSH
- Steal
Nene Hilario stole it from Chris Copeland
Q4 0:29 ยท IND 88-93 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcin Gortat technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 4:22 ยท IND 6-16 WSH
๐The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 11 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |






