⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their six
A 20-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 11 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 3:16 · SA 32-20 IND
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 11
Q4 4:47 · SA 100-111 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:20 · SA 37-34 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 0:24 · SA 48-59 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 9:56 · SA 52-68 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
