⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 96 points inside to 60
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 1:47 · WSH 117-95 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 4:22 · WSH 105-90 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate Bjorkgren technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:09 · WSH 94-74 IND
📊The numbers
| WSH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 50 | Assists | 28 |
| 96 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
