⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eleven- A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 51
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q3 8:59 · BKN 53-67 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q3 4:31 · BKN 70-78 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 9:47 · BKN 25-34 IND
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22
Q2 2:27 · BKN 39-61 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
