⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of seventeen from three- A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up
Q1 10:10 · IND 18-4 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 0:45 · IND 47-46 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 9:45 · IND 73-65 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Foster Lost Ball. Stolen by Robert Horry.
Q4 2:38 · IND 79-71 SA
- Missed FT
Ron Artest missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:24 · IND 79-71 SA
- Missed FT
Ron Artest missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:24 · IND 79-71 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:00 · IND 30-28 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 5:35 · IND 35-44 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker Bad Pass. Stolen by Fred Jones.
Q4 3:54 · IND 77-69 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker Lost Ball. Stolen by Jermaine O'Neal.
Q4 1:16 · IND 79-71 SA
📊The numbers
| IND | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 11 |
