⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 31 in the third quarter- They shot well above their usual, seven of sixteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:23 · SA 10-0 IND
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 31
Q3 8:41 · SA 74-43 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 8:30 · SA 13-12 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 4:03 · SA 102-88 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
