⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 7:45 · IND 44-34 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 0:09 · IND 66-52 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q3 3:22 · IND 90-70 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam bad pass
Q4 2:55 · IND 97-92 BKN
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 1:29 · IND 100-94 BKN
- Turnover
Tyrese Haliburton bad pass
Q4 0:10 · IND 104-98 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 8:58 · IND 7-8 BKN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7
Q4 11:01 · IND 90-83 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:14 · IND 92-91 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keon Johnson bad pass
Q4 2:50 · IND 97-92 BKN
- Turnover
Tyrese Martin bad pass
Q4 1:58 · IND 99-94 BKN
- Missed FT
Trendon Watford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:50 · IND 100-95 BKN
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
