⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 23-14 off them- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 7
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 2:32 · SAC 32-19 IND
- Steal
DeMarcus Cousins stole it from Myles Turner
Q4 0:08 · SAC 99-104 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins bad pass
Q4 1:40 · SAC 98-99 IND
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:21 · SAC 98-101 IND
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · SAC 99-104 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q2 0:01 · SAC 60-47 IND
- Steal
Jeff Teague stole it from DeMarcus Cousins
Q4 1:40 · SAC 98-99 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 3:57 · SAC 99-104 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis lost ball turnover
Q4 3:28 · SAC 96-93 IND
- Missed FT
Myles Turner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:02 · SAC 99-101 IND
- Turnover
Myles Turner lost ball turnover
Q4 0:08 · SAC 99-104 IND
📊The numbers
| SAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
