⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 22
A 12-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 13 in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:26 · IND 11-4 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 8:41 · IND 87-66 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q4 4:01 · IND 96-72 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 13
Q3 5:48 · IND 66-53 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Olowokandi Technical Foul
Q3 9:17 · IND 54-36 MIN
📊The numbers
| IND | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
