⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 25-13 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 1:31 · MEM 59-66 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 6:46 · MEM 77-76 IND
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from Jarrett Jack
Q4 0:36 · MEM 106-105 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:35 · MEM 98-99 IND
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball
Q4 1:54 · MEM 106-103 IND
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball
Q4 1:15 · MEM 106-103 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:25 · MEM 2-10 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 7:18 · MEM 13-28 IND
- Steal
Travis Diener stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 1:54 · MEM 106-103 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack bad pass
Q4 4:20 · MEM 98-99 IND
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack lost ball
Q4 0:36 · MEM 106-105 IND
📊The numbers
| MEM | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
