⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, two of seventeen- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 49
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 9:52 · IND 39-32 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 9:37 · IND 70-53 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 11:07 · IND 86-75 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:27 · IND 62-52 SA
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · IND 95-101 SA
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:45 · IND 95-101 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 4:31 · IND 95-101 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Delay Technical Foul
Q4 11:17 · IND 77-75 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker traveling
Q4 1:13 · IND 95-103 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · IND 97-103 SA
📊The numbers
| IND | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
