⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their thirteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyler Hansbrough technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:48 · IND 101-98 MIN
- Turnover
A.J. Price lost ball
Q4 4:33 · IND 104-101 MIN
- Turnover
Josh McRoberts palming turnover
Q4 1:05 · IND 112-105 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 2:08 · IND 26-29 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Pekovic traveling
Q4 1:24 · IND 112-105 MIN
📊The numbers
| IND | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
