⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 33 from three
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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 took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 7:35 · IND 49-47 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 5:13 · IND 75-69 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 6:28 · IND 101-93 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 1:32 · IND 105-98 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 11:26 · IND 1-12 WSH
- Steal
Markieff Morris stole it from Paul George
Q4 1:32 · IND 105-98 WSH
- Ties it
Bradley Beal hit a 24-foot two point shot
Q4 0:15 · IND 105-105 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 3:01 · IND 101-96 WSH
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat offensive foul (Thaddeus Young draws the foul)
Q4 1:51 · IND 105-98 WSH
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat turnover
Q4 1:51 · IND 105-98 WSH
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
