⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 25-8 off them- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
- A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 2:50 · IND 64-80 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q3 7:49 · IND 56-80 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 16 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
