⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 24-7 off them
- Burned in transition, 0 fast break points to 18
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 8:25 · SAC 32-31 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:17 · SAC 62-69 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q3 0:59 · SAC 75-74 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 0:00 · SAC 91-93 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 4:15 · SAC 11-24 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 11:13 · SAC 43-55 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 7:39 · SAC 78-85 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Justin Holiday lost ball turnover
Q4 0:08 · SAC 91-93 IND
- Missed FT
T.J. McConnell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · SAC 91-93 IND
📊The numbers
| SAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
