⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 52- A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 28
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q1 10:53 · IND 15-4 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q2 5:32 · IND 69-40 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 33
Q3 5:15 · IND 99-66 BKN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jalen Smith flagrant foul type 2
Q3 5:55 · IND 87-62 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Cam Thomas technical foul
Q2 2:29 · IND 69-42 BKN
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul
Q3 5:55 · IND 87-62 BKN
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 35 | Assists | 20 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
