⏱️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
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, 49 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 24
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 11:33 · IND 12-2 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 4:43 · IND 82-66 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Roy Hibbert and Dante Cunningham
Q4 4:52 · IND 92-83 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:36 · IND 82-76 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
