⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the third quarter
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 cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 1:23 · IND 57-66 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 11:30 · IND 102-111 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate Bjorkgren technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:50 · IND 63-83 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 11:27 · IND 30-46 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q3 10:28 · IND 59-80 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 2:26 · IND 113-130 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 35 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
