⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
-3Q126-26
-8Q236-37
+4Q328-29
-8Q426-33
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their fourteen- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 46 from three
- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 34
- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the second quarter
Key battles
9Blocks1
6Offensive rebounds17
9Fast break points19
14Threes made23
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 11:43 · BKN 36-26 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q2 3:21 · BKN 51-58 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 23 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 29 | Assists | 31 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
