⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 30-12 off them- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40
- A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 11:08 · IND 45-36 BKN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23
Q4 8:14 · IND 120-97 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 6:59 · IND 48-50 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q4 1:56 · IND 132-112 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
