⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better 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, 38 free throws to their 27- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 23
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 3:54 · SA 25-18 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 2:42 · SA 55-46 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 8:53 · SA 72-59 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bruce Bowen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:03 · SA 102-94 IND
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 0:56 · SA 107-96 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:17 · SA 31-30 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Technical Foul. O'Neal's 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 0:56 · SA 107-96 IND
📊The numbers
| SA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
