⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of seventeen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 1:28 · MIN 25-20 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 0:01 · MIN 46-45 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 9:14 · MIN 4-9 IND
- Technical
Danny Granger technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:23 · MIN 67-74 IND
📊The numbers
| MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
