⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their two
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q2 6:00 · IND 46-23 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q3 7:55 · IND 65-46 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q4 3:30 · IND 93-78 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 2 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 7 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Steals | 14 |
| 17 | Blocks | 18 |
