⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 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 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 7:11 · MIN 37-47 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Radoslav Nesterovic Technical Foul
Q1 4:22 · MIN 21-25 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 9:41 · MIN 29-47 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jonathan Bender missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 4:22 · MIN 21-25 IND
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Garnett.
Q4 1:53 · MIN 61-68 IND
📊The numbers
| MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
