⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 40
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their twelve
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
- Ties it
Hedo Turkoglu made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tim Duncan.
Q4 0:00 · SA 81-81 IND
- Lead
Tim Duncan made Dunk. Assisted by Hedo Turkoglu.
OT 4:47 · SA 83-81 IND
- Winner
Tim Duncan made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
OT 0:44 · SA 89-88 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:12 · SA 76-71 IND
- Turnover
Tony Parker Offensive Foul
OT 1:14 · SA 87-88 IND
- Turnover
Tony Parker Foul
OT 1:14 · SA 87-88 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 10:10 · SA 28-29 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 1:01 · SA 41-43 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 2:28 · SA 76-77 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington Lost Ball. Stolen by Robert Horry.
Q4 3:09 · SA 73-69 IND
- Missed FT
Ron Artest missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 4:30 · SA 83-82 IND
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Bad Pass
OT 0:53 · SA 87-88 IND
📊The numbers
| SA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
