⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 6:22 · SAC 38-41 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 7:51 · SAC 83-104 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 5:45 · SAC 85-112 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 36 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
