⏱️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
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 29-18 off them- Owned the paint, 34 points inside to 16
- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Made six threes to their twelve
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 21 from three
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first 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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 3:00 · IND 31-22 GS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q2 7:00 · IND 52-41 GS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q4 9:04 · IND 104-87 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Roy Hibbert and David Lee
Q4 6:09 · IND 95-85 GS
- Technical
Double technical foul - Roy Hibbert and Klay Thompson
Q4 6:09 · IND 96-85 GS
- Technical
Double technical foul - David West and Stephen Curry
Q4 6:09 · IND 95-85 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 0:31 · IND 32-38 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:23 · IND 55-55 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 16 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
