⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42- They shot well above their usual, eight of sixteen from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses technical free throw
Q2 8:33 · IND 31-24 BKN
- Turnover
Monta Ellis lost ball turnover
Q4 4:33 · IND 93-86 BKN
- Turnover
Paul George lost ball turnover
Q4 0:16 · IND 104-97 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 4:24 · IND 45-43 BKN
- Steal
Joe Johnson stole it from Paul George
Q4 0:16 · IND 104-97 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 2:49 · IND 100-92 BKN
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
