⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 78 points inside to 46- Made six threes to their eighteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 2:53 · WSH 52-58 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:02 · WSH 67-70 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 9:18 · WSH 106-99 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 8:12 · WSH 38-53 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Taelon Peter out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:56 · WSH 110-104 IND
- Turnover
Jarace Walker bad pass turnover
Q4 4:23 · WSH 110-104 IND
- Turnover
Jarace Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 2:41 · WSH 116-109 IND
📊The numbers
| WSH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 18 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 36 | Assists | 32 |
| 78 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 0 |
