⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of eleven from three- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 22
- Beaten inside, 48 points in the paint to 64
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q1 1:10 · IND 29-35 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 5:28 · IND 101-111 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses technical free throw
Q2 5:37 · IND 37-58 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses technical free throw
Q2 0:44 · IND 49-68 MEM
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses technical free throw
Q4 8:30 · IND 85-103 MEM
📊The numbers
| IND | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
