⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. 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, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the third quarter- Lost the glass, 15 rebounds to 28
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 9:30 · IND 37-31 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q3 11:18 · IND 46-55 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 5:20 · IND 53-66 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 78 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
