⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their ten- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 21-7 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:38 · IND 93-94 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 10:21 · IND 101-96 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:31 · IND 84-92 BKN
- Missed FT
Myles Turner misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:38 · IND 115-107 BKN
- Technical
Bennedict Mathurin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:44 · IND 128-116 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q3 1:31 · IND 84-92 BKN
- Turnover
Royce O'Neale bad pass
Q4 4:34 · IND 115-107 BKN
- Turnover
Nic Claxton turnover
Q4 3:38 · IND 118-111 BKN
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
