⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 47
- Made eight threes to their fourteen
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their sixteen
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 8:29 · IND 31-34 BKN
- Go-ahead
Bennedict Mathurin hit a driving layup
OT 4:25 · IND 93-92 BKN
- Go-ahead
Bennedict Mathurin hit a two point shot
OT 2:11 · IND 97-96 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bennedict Mathurin traveling
Q4 2:13 · IND 86-88 BKN
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam offensive foul
Q4 1:48 · IND 86-88 BKN
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam turnover
Q4 1:48 · IND 86-88 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 0:22 · IND 23-34 BKN
- Go-ahead
Nic Claxton hit a tip shot
OT 4:02 · IND 93-94 BKN
- Go-ahead
Ziaire Williams hit a 27-foot three jumper, D'Angelo Russell with the assist
OT 1:15 · IND 98-99 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ziaire Williams lost ball turnover
Q4 1:57 · IND 86-88 BKN
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
OT 2:13 · IND 95-96 BKN
- Turnover
Tyrese Martin lost ball turnover
OT 1:01 · IND 100-99 BKN
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
