⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 18-8 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 24
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:20 · SA 16-9 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 0:01 · SA 35-18 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 10:41 · SA 85-64 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 2:50 · SA 47-38 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 11 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
