⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
+8Q131-25
+2Q218-19
+10Q331-23
-5Q420-26
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their six, and were outscored 23-9 off them
Key battles
9Points off turnovers23
15Turnovers6
4Steals7
7Blocks4
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 0:37 · IND 37-25 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q4 3:50 · IND 100-89 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
