⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their nine- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 29
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 stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 10:11 · IND 89-72 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:28 · IND 16-24 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 20 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 38 | Assists | 28 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
