⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 32 from three- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 26-13 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 7:59 · SAC 84-74 IND
- Go-ahead
Buddy Hield hit a 26-foot three jumper, De'Aaron Fox with the assist
Q4 2:33 · SAC 116-115 IND
- Winner
Harrison Barnes hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:45 · SAC 118-117 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 4:14 · SAC 113-110 IND
- Turnover
Richaun Holmes bad pass
Q4 3:38 · SAC 113-113 IND
- Turnover
Richaun Holmes bad pass
Q4 2:54 · SAC 113-115 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 2:13 · SAC 28-30 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:12 · SAC 110-110 IND
- Go-ahead
Victor Oladipo hit a two point shot
Q4 1:52 · SAC 116-117 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses technical free throw
Q2 8:49 · SAC 40-40 IND
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon bad pass
Q4 4:48 · SAC 112-110 IND
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo lost ball turnover
Q4 4:17 · SAC 113-110 IND
📊The numbers
| SAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 14 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
