⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q2 11:06 · IND 34-32 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 6:26 · IND 14-26 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 1:23 · IND 46-55 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 4:41 · IND 60-73 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
