⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 from three
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 52
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
- Winner
Troy Murphy hit a tip shot
Q4 2:00 · IND 97-95 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels lost ball
Q4 2:29 · IND 95-93 MEM
- Missed FT
T.J. Ford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · IND 100-97 MEM
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · IND 102-99 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Steal
Quinton Ross stole it from Marquis Daniels
Q4 2:29 · IND 95-93 MEM
- Ties it
Quinton Ross hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:24 · IND 95-95 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay offensive foul (Marquis Daniels draws the foul)
Q4 1:47 · IND 97-95 MEM
- Turnover
Rudy Gay turnover
Q4 1:47 · IND 97-95 MEM
- Turnover
Quinton Ross bad pass
Q4 0:03 · IND 104-99 MEM
📊The numbers
| IND | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
