⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 58
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 1:55 · IND 78-76 BKN
- Go-ahead
Domantas Sabonis hit a two point shot
Q4 0:10 · IND 105-104 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate McMillan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:30 · IND 21-28 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Joe Harris hit a 28-foot three jumper, Spencer Dinwiddie with the assist
Q4 0:27 · IND 103-104 BKN
- Winner
Spencer Dinwiddie hit a 21-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:05 · IND 105-106 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caris LeVert misses technical free throw
Q1 1:30 · IND 21-28 BKN
- Turnover
Caris LeVert bad pass
Q4 4:40 · IND 93-91 BKN
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
