⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better 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, 40 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 34
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 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:11 · IND 17-15 BKN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Myles Turner flagrant foul type 1
Q1 7:59 · IND 9-11 BKN
- Technical
Myles Turner technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:32 · IND 47-38 BKN
- Missed FT
Malcolm Brogdon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:23 · IND 101-109 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:55 · IND 9-15 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyler Johnson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:04 · IND 108-115 BKN
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
