⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 11:18 · IND 52-39 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Foster missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:58 · IND 75-69 MEM
- Missed FT
Jeff Foster missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:58 · IND 75-69 MEM
- Missed FT
Jeff Foster missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:20 · IND 75-71 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 11:18 · IND 66-61 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:56 · IND 73-67 MEM
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:56 · IND 73-67 MEM
📊The numbers
| IND | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
