⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 5:09 · IND 60-56 SA
- Lead
Stephen Jackson hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · IND 88-87 SA
- Ties it
Stephen Jackson hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · IND 87-87 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fred Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:20 · IND 76-72 SA
- Turnover
Jeff Foster lost ball
Q4 0:50 · IND 86-85 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:38 · IND 0-11 SA
- Lead
Manu Ginobili hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:50 · IND 86-87 SA
- Winner
Manu Ginobili hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:33 · IND 88-89 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 4:05 · IND 77-72 SA
- Missed FT
Bruce Bowen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · IND 88-90 SA
📊The numbers
| IND | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
