⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, six of 25
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 6 down to 2 up
Q1 4:58 · IND 23-21 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:11 · IND 43-45 SA
- Lead
Rodney Stuckey hit a 20-foot two point shot
Q4 2:32 · IND 93-91 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
George Hill technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:20 · IND 40-44 SA
- Turnover
David West lost ball turnover
Q4 1:39 · IND 93-91 SA
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey turnover
Q4 1:06 · IND 93-91 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 7:30 · IND 34-44 SA
- Ties it
Aron Baynes hit a two point shot
Q4 0:56 · IND 93-93 SA
- Winner
Marco Belinelli hit a two point shot, Kawhi Leonard with the assist
Q4 0:02 · IND 93-95 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:27 · IND 66-59 SA
📊The numbers
| IND | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
