⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better 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, 51 rebounds to 34- Made four threes to their eleven
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 24
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 11:00 · MEM 43-33 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:05 · MEM 105-108 IND
- Turnover
Damon Stoudamire bad pass
Q4 0:12 · MEM 110-115 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 1:30 · MEM 89-91 IND
- Steal
Darrell Armstrong stole it from Damon Stoudamire
Q4 0:12 · MEM 110-115 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:04 · MEM 107-113 IND
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MEM 110-114 IND
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MEM 110-116 IND
📊The numbers
| MEM | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
