⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 24
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:13 · MIN 17-17 IND
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:27 · MIN 59-62 IND
- Go-ahead
Mo Williams hit a 25-foot three jumper, Thaddeus Young with the assist
Q4 2:49 · MIN 90-89 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shabazz Muhammad turnover
Q4 1:14 · MIN 94-94 IND
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:22 · MIN 94-96 IND
- Turnover
Robbie Hummel bad pass
Q4 0:01 · MIN 96-100 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:12 · MIN 3-8 IND
- Go-ahead
C.J. Miles hit a 26-foot three jumper, Solomon Hill with the assist
Q4 2:00 · MIN 92-94 IND
- Winner
David West hit a 5-foot jumper
Q4 0:34 · MIN 94-96 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West lost ball turnover
Q4 4:16 · MIN 85-87 IND
- Missed FT
Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIN 94-98 IND
- Missed FT
Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIN 94-98 IND
📊The numbers
| MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
