⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 0:41 · IND 24-23 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 9:06 · IND 37-28 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 5:35 · IND 63-74 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
