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Thursday, May 20, 2021Play-in tournament · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Play-in · Box score
Pacers115
Wizards142
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +31; Q4 WAS +27
The lead · Play-in · Pacers-Wizards

Washington routs Indiana by 27

Russell Westbrook goes for 18 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+14+31+27WAS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers29233132115
Wizards30364828142
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 29, 26, 42, 28, 50, 25, 22, 25WAS25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 13, 33, 28, 34, 21, 23, 20, 18WAS18 PTS · 8 REB · 15 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 18, 29, 26, 24, 18, 1, 16, 24IND24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 30, 30, 21, 16, 10, 25, 14, 19IND19 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 115Wizards 142
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers29233132115
Wizards30364828142
The story
Daniel Gafford had 15 points and 13 rebounds as Washington beat Indiana 142-115

Malcolm Brogdon led Indiana with 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 15 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK · 6-8 FG

The swing

The Wizards won the third 48-31, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
400 +1+14+31+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 2 play-in games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.6Reg. season avg13.5Last 2 play-in games

13.5 points a game over his last two play-in games, against 4.6 in the regular season (34 games). Today: 13 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 2 play-in games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Reg. season avg21.0Last 2 play-in games

21.0 minutes a game over his last two play-in games, against 31.4 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 18 points in 25 minutes.

Cooling off
−7.8points, last 2 play-in games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
31.3Reg. season avg23.5Last 2 play-in games

23.5 points a game over his last two play-in games, against 31.3 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 25 points in 28 minutes.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 25

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 29, 26, 42, 28, 50, 25, 22, 25Wizards-Pacers · W
25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 18, 29, 26, 24, 18, 1, 16, 24Pacers-Wizards · L
24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 30, 30, 21, 16, 10, 25, 14, 19Pacers-Wizards · L
Most like it, modern era: Mookie Blaylock ATL, May 2, 1999: 19 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
19 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 13, 33, 28, 34, 21, 23, 20, 18Wizards-Pacers · W
18 PTS · 8 REB · 15 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 27, 13, 20, 11, 14, 16, 8, 18Wizards-Pacers · W
18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Daniel GaffordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 0, 6, 4, 16, 12, 8, 12, 15Wizards-Pacers · W
15 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST