⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 25 from three
- Beaten inside, 18 points in the paint to 44
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:20 · IND 63-67 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:37 · IND 74-73 MEM
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin bad pass
Q4 1:36 · IND 82-77 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 9:51 · IND 49-61 MEM
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from D.J. Augustin
Q4 1:36 · IND 82-77 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 4:37 · IND 74-73 MEM
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:45 · IND 79-76 MEM
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · IND 82-76 MEM
📊The numbers
| IND | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 3 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
