⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 2:16 · IND 48-55 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Young misses technical free throw
Q3 1:07 · IND 68-81 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:48 · IND 2-10 WSH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 5:52 · IND 39-55 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 6:16 · IND 62-79 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Scott technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:07 · IND 68-81 WSH
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 2 | Assists | 1 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Steals | 14 |
| 18 | Blocks | 23 |






