⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 34- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 4:05 · WSH 26-25 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 0:53 · WSH 61-48 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q3 4:20 · WSH 87-74 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcin Gortat technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:15 · WSH 83-72 IND
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 4:26 · WSH 96-91 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:26 · WSH 71-68 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:16 · WSH 98-96 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Myles Turner offensive foul (John Wall draws the foul)
Q4 0:14 · WSH 111-105 IND
- Turnover
Myles Turner turnover
Q4 0:14 · WSH 111-105 IND
📊The numbers
| WSH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
