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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wizards | 36 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 114 |
 Pacers | 25 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 107 |
WASTeam statsIND| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 42-9245.7% | 11-3135.5% | 19-2479.2% | 53 | 21 | 16 |
| IND | 39-9740.2% | 15-4235.7% | 14-2166.7% | 42 | 21 | 15 |
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Washington Wizards114| 38 | 23 | 9-17 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 0 | +8 | +1.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 22 | 8-19 | 3-10 | 3-5 | 0 | +7 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 32 | 15 | 5-14 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 0 | +7 | −2.4 | |||||||
| 21 | 7 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | +17 | +3.9 | |||||||
| 8 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +0.6 | |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 8 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | −10 | −1.9 | ||||||||
| 25 | 14 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 24 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −6.2 | ||||||
| 16 | 12 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 | +5.3 | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.1 | ||||
| Team | 114 | 42-9245.7% | 11-3135.5% | 53 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 19-2479.2% | 14 | 5 | 10 | |||
Bench 43 points on 17 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Jordan Goodwin, Taj Gibson, Jordan Schakel, Johnny Davis and Isaiah Todd (coach’s decision).
Indiana Pacers107| 36 | 26 | 10-18 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +5.0 | ||||||
| 32 | 16 | 6-16 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 24 | 8 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 3-4 | −8 | −0.7 | ||||||||
| 22 | 16 | 6-14 | 1-6 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | +0.9 | ||||||
| 19 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −2.4 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 19 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0 | +9 | +0.5 | |||||||
| 23 | 3 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −8.6 | ||||
| 17 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −1.9 | |||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −13 | −2.9 | |||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −5.2 | |||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +6 | −2.3 | ||||||||
| Team | 107 | 39-9740.2% | 15-4235.7% | 42 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 14-2166.7% | 12 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 36 points on 14 for 40 shooting
Did not play: James Johnson, Andrew Nembhard and Kendall Brown (coach’s decision); Myles Turner (injury/illness).
Wizards114Pacers107ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Washington Wizards beat the Indiana Pacers 114-107 in the season opener for both teams at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The Wizards never trailed and led by as many as 18.
The Pacers got within 110-107 on Bennedict Mathurin’s reverse layup with 31 seconds to play, but Will Barton answered with 2 free throws, and the Pacers got no closer.
Bradley Beal had 23 points (12 in the paint) and 6 assists. Kyle Kuzma added 22 points (10 in the first quarter) and 13 rebounds, and Daniel Gafford scored 12 points on 6 for 8 shooting off the bench.
For the Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton had 26 points and 7 assists, and Mathurin added 19 points off the bench in his NBA debut.
The Wizards shot 45.7% from the field to the Pacers’ 40.2% and outscored them 56-34 in the paint. The Wizards’ starters outscored the Pacers 27-13 in 8 minutes together.
Washington WizardsIndiana PacersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
95 points from the field on 92 shots: 8.4 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-36 | 63.9% | 67% |
| In the paint | 6-14 | 42.9% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-11 | 18.2% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-9 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-22 | 36.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hield | 17 | 3 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Chris Duarte | 16 | 7 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 14 | 2 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 13 | 4 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 12 | 6-11 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Taylor | 19 | 6 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Buddy Hield | 17 | 4 | 2-5 | −1 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 10 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Chris Duarte | 7 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 10 | 4-7 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Smith | 21 | 4 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 13 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 9 | 6 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Terry Taylor | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 4 | 2-6 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
IND win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
WAS
50/50
IND
Highest Leverage Moments
Mathurin 3' Reverse Layup (19 PTS) (Nesmith 1 AST)
Q4 0:31
12.2%
2→14
Hield 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Taylor 1 AST)
Q3 7:01
10.6%
24→35
Kuzma 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Beal 2 AST)
Q1 7:29
9.6%
43→34
Haliburton 17' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q1 7:01
9.6%
34→43
Kuzma 3' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
Q1 6:46
9.6%
43→34
