⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 25 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 11:15 · IND 59-46 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley Bad Pass
Q4 2:29 · IND 95-87 MIN
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:42 · IND 97-92 MIN
- Turnover
Austin Croshere Bad Pass
Q4 0:11 · IND 106-102 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:19 · IND 41-40 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Troy Hudson Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamaal Tinsley.
Q4 2:19 · IND 95-87 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:38 · IND 98-92 MIN
- Missed FT
Troy Hudson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:27 · IND 102-98 MIN
📊The numbers
| IND | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
