⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 45- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
A 18-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 14 in the fourth 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q1 9:11 · IND 18-2 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 32
Q2 5:28 · IND 55-23 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 2:36 · IND 111-86 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 14
Q4 11:26 · IND 95-81 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
