⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 42
- A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:40 · IND 11-6 GS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q2 4:03 · IND 68-47 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Danny Granger double technical foul
Q4 4:39 · IND 97-86 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 7:48 · IND 93-84 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses technical free throw
Q4 3:13 · IND 97-88 GS
📊The numbers
| IND | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 12 | Blocks | 7 |
