⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 27, and outscored them 36-26 off them- Made four threes to their ten
- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 51
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 8:08 · MEM 101-105 IND
- Steal
Kyle Lowry stole it from Mike Dunleavy
Q4 1:00 · MEM 105-113 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry lost ball
Q4 4:54 · MEM 101-107 IND
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry offensive foul (Danny Granger draws the foul)
Q4 1:14 · MEM 105-113 IND
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry turnover
Q4 1:14 · MEM 105-113 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 9:49 · MEM 3-14 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 11:18 · MEM 87-103 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:03 · MEM 74-87 IND
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:33 · MEM 102-109 IND
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy lost ball
Q4 1:00 · MEM 105-113 IND
📊The numbers
| MEM | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 36 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
