⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 31 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:17 · IND 25-21 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 0:13 · IND 64-55 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Isaiah Jackson flagrant foul type 1
Q4 10:34 · IND 91-84 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 4:27 · IND 108-100 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bilal Coulibaly misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 10:34 · IND 91-84 WSH
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
