⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their fifteen- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 3
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 took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 1:31 · IND 75-73 WSH
- Ties it
Pascal Siakam hit a 3-foot two point shot, Tyrese Haliburton with the assist
Q4 2:46 · IND 92-92 WSH
- Winner
Pascal Siakam hit a 3-foot two point shot
Q4 2:04 · IND 94-92 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Myles Turner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:24 · IND 89-90 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 3:07 · IND 19-35 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 10:52 · IND 48-59 WSH
- Lead
AJ Johnson hit a driving layup
Q4 3:00 · IND 90-92 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Poole technical foul
Q2 4:09 · IND 40-43 WSH
- Missed FT
Bub Carrington misses technical free throw
Q3 1:12 · IND 69-73 WSH
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
