⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 9:31 · WSH 48-32 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q2 3:52 · WSH 67-45 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 0:10 · WSH 90-69 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 5:48 · WSH 53-42 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 2:46 · WSH 79-69 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
