⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of 21 from three- A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 9:02 · MEM 17-6 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q2 0:49 · MEM 61-56 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 6:37 · MEM 100-82 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:31 · MEM 28-27 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
