⏱️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, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q3 7:33 · IND 83-73 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alexandre Sarr misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:03 · IND 108-100 WSH
- Missed FT
Alexandre Sarr misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:03 · IND 108-100 WSH
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
