⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:29 · IND 18-12 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 11:18 · IND 81-65 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 7:29 · IND 90-67 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 7:58 · IND 104-89 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 2:17 · IND 22-26 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q3 4:22 · IND 94-83 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Scott Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:21 · IND 67-55 WSH
- Flagrant
Davis Bertans flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:58 · IND 103-89 WSH
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 35 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
