⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
-6Q127-34
0Q225-28
-3Q325-28
+1Q421-21
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 29 from three
A 14-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 6 in the second quarter
Key battles
4Threes made15
22%Three-point accuracy52%
4Fast break points10
23Points off turnovers13
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:52 · IND 58-64 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 7:54 · IND 4-17 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 15 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
