⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:14 · IND 11-7 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 4:04 · IND 57-48 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q3 0:08 · IND 102-73 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:19 · IND 46-45 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
