⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 18-10 off them- A 14-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 5 in the third quarter
- Made three threes to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 5
Q3 5:56 · IND 65-70 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 1:30 · IND 79-76 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 7:35 · IND 93-83 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Technical Foul
Q1 11:26 · IND 2-0 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:26 · IND 2-11 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wesley Person missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:26 · IND 99-91 MEM
📊The numbers
| IND | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
