⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the third quarter- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 7:24 · MIN 19-17 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 6:20 · MIN 47-53 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q3 11:02 · MIN 54-73 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
