โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ GS better than we expected
โผ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 20-12 off them
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:12 ยท GS 12-8 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 4:03 ยท GS 52-41 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 0:28 ยท GS 62-47 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Richardson Bad Pass. Stolen by James Jones.
Q4 1:00 ยท GS 102-94 IND

Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 8:02 ยท GS 65-61 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley Technical Foul. Tinsley's 2nd Personal Foul, Indiana's 7th Team Foul.
Q2 3:04 ยท GS 49-41 IND
- Turnover
Fred Jones Traveling
Q4 2:24 ยท GS 96-89 IND
- Missed FT
Anthony Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:25 ยท GS 100-92 IND
๐The numbers
| GS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |






