⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of nineteen from three- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 41
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sebastian Telfair misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · MIN 96-103 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 10:17 · MIN 5-10 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
