⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 4
- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q4 6:33 · SA 99-91 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan offensive foul (Rodney Stuckey draws the foul)
Q4 0:36 · SA 104-97 IND
- Turnover
Tim Duncan turnover
Q4 0:36 · SA 104-97 IND
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · SA 104-98 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:38 · SA 22-25 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 0:00 · SA 77-82 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey turnover
Q4 3:12 · SA 99-91 IND
- Turnover
Donald Sloan traveling
Q4 0:27 · SA 104-97 IND
- Missed FT
Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · SA 104-98 IND
📊The numbers
| SA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
