โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ BKN better than we expected
โผ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their thirteen
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26 in the third quarter
Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 37
Key battles
๐Good 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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:28 ยท BKN 26-21 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q3 5:23 ยท BKN 74-100 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Pascal Siakam technical foul
Q3 10:09 ยท BKN 60-72 IND
๐The numbers
| BKN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 13 | Threes made | 21 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Assists | 34 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
๐Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.

Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. RandleF | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 6-8 | -15 |
M. Porter Jr.F | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4-13 | 0-5 | 2-3 | -15 |
D. SharpeC | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 4-7 | -13 |
K. EllisG | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -17 |
E. DeminG | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -20 |
N. TraoreG | 25 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 3-3 | -2 |
J. MinottF | 21 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 4-4 | -8 |
C. JohnsonF | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -8 |
N. ClowneyF | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 6-8 | -12 |
M. WagnerC | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 1-2 | -11 |
D. WolfF | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -1 |
D. PowellG | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -7 |
B. SarafG | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
J. JeffersonF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Team | 109 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 35-86 | 13-39 | 26-37 |
Did not playT. Mann (coach's decision)

Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. SiakamF | 26 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 7-15 | 3-6 | 4-6 | +13 |
I. ZubacC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +6 |
A. NembhardG | 30 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | +14 |
A. NesmithG | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 1-1 | +13 |
T. HaliburtonG Double-double | 31 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 8-13 | 4-7 | 4-5 | +29 |
L. Nance Jr.F | 22 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | +5 |
J. HuffC | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | +14 |
O. ToppinF | 20 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 6-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | +12 |
K. Oubre Jr.G | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 6-9 | 1-4 | 1-1 | +3 |
J. WalkerF | 19 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +24 |
Q. JacksonG | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 3-4 | +2 |
J. SlawsonF | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Team | 136 | 40 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 49-85 | 21-43 | 17-22 |







