⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their thirteen- Lost the glass, 45 rebounds to 56
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 11:19 · IND 26-25 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 2:56 · IND 57-49 BKN
- Steal
Aaron Nesmith stole it from Tyrese Martin
Q4 0:39 · IND 101-107 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul
Q3 11:52 · IND 59-56 BKN
- Turnover
Aaron Nesmith lost ball turnover
Q4 0:47 · IND 101-107 BKN
- Goaltend
Pascal Siakam defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:22 · IND 103-109 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 8:20 · IND 67-70 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 9:57 · IND 86-93 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 6:09 · IND 91-101 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Porter Jr. misses technical free throw
Q3 11:52 · IND 59-56 BKN
- Missed FT
Noah Clowney misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:35 · IND 96-101 BKN
- Turnover
Tyrese Martin bad pass
Q4 0:39 · IND 101-107 BKN
📊The numbers
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
