⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 8:30 · IND 62-55 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 3:29 · IND 75-60 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · IND 86-83 SA
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:10 · IND 87-83 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 3:27 · IND 44-48 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:31 · IND 75-70 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:05 · IND 81-81 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan traveling
Q4 2:44 · IND 84-83 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 2:05 · IND 86-83 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan turnover
Q4 0:36 · IND 87-86 SA
📊The numbers
| IND | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
