⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q4 6:56 · IND 87-72 MEM
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tony Allen flagrant foul type 1 (Paul George draws the foul)
Q3 1:19 · IND 67-52 MEM
📊The numbers
| IND | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
