⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 21 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
Tony Parker stole it from T.J. Ford
Q4 2:13 · SA 96-95 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
George Hill misses technical free throw
Q2 9:44 · SA 34-23 IND
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:08 · SA 54-52 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:43 · SA 50-48 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert offensive foul (George Hill draws the foul)
Q4 2:56 · SA 96-95 IND
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert turnover
Q4 2:56 · SA 96-95 IND
- Turnover
T.J. Ford bad pass
Q4 2:13 · SA 96-95 IND
📊The numbers
| SA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
