⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 47- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 8
- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 3:05 · SAC 33-16 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 0:43 · SAC 68-48 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 3:22 · SAC 96-75 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Terence Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:14 · SAC 45-35 IND
- Flagrant
Malik Monk flagrant foul type 1
Q3 3:56 · SAC 87-71 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q1 0:11 · SAC 33-25 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyrese Haliburton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:44 · SAC 52-42 IND
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 3:56 · SAC 87-72 IND
- Technical
excess timeout technical foul
Q4 1:24 · SAC 136-108 IND
📊The numbers
| SAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
