⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 13- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the third quarter
- Went cold from three, nine of 34
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q3 10:35 · IND 79-73 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 5:43 · IND 90-79 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 9:37 · IND 119-106 BKN
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Myles Turner defensive goaltending violation
Q4 4:53 · IND 126-118 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 4:06 · IND 59-60 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:37 · IND 119-114 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarre Carroll offensive foul
Q4 0:59 · IND 134-128 BKN
- Turnover
DeMarre Carroll offensive foul turnover
Q4 0:59 · IND 134-128 BKN
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 9 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Steals | 20 |
| 25 | Blocks | 25 |
