⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 29 from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Will Barton flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:02 · WSH 101-112 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 8:37 · WSH 13-17 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 6:44 · WSH 15-30 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 4:45 · WSH 50-70 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Buddy Hield technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:55 · WSH 11-8 IND
- Missed FT
Aaron Nesmith misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q4 6:02 · WSH 101-112 IND
📊The numbers
| WSH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
