⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 66 rebounds to 43- Owned the paint, 80 points inside to 56
- A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q3 0:39 · BKN 75-98 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 23
Q4 7:23 · BKN 87-110 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 9:52 · BKN 8-14 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 5:08 · BKN 10-22 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q1 1:34 · BKN 14-36 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 43 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 80 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 36 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
