⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 5:24 · SA 55-33 IND
- Steal
Tony Parker stole it from Paul George post
Q4 0:13 · SA 110-103 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeJuan Blair misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:41 · SA 99-92 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 0:04 · SA 64-53 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George post lost ball turnover
Q4 0:13 · SA 110-103 IND
📊The numbers
| SA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
