⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Lorenzen Wright made layup. Assisted by Jason Williams.
Q4 2:46 · MEM 80-79 IND
- Go-ahead
Pau Gasol made 5 ft jumper.
Q4 0:53 · MEM 85-84 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:54 · MEM 78-75 IND
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Double Dribble
Q4 3:28 · MEM 78-77 IND
- Turnover
Lorenzen Wright Bad Pass. Stolen by Reggie Miller.
Q4 0:16 · MEM 85-84 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 7:24 · MEM 73-75 IND
- Winner
Jermaine O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:04 · MEM 85-86 IND
- Ties it
Jermaine O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:04 · MEM 85-85 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley Turnover
Q4 1:12 · MEM 83-84 IND
📊The numbers
| MEM | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
