⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ GS 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 Pacers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 9
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:41 · IND 10-0 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 2:10 · IND 52-38 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 10:49 · IND 62-40 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q1 2:02 · IND 24-25 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
