⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 38
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 9:41 · SA 40-30 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 6:09 · SA 104-86 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 5:07 · SA 44-46 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses technical free throw
Q1 9:32 · SA 2-2 IND
📊The numbers
| SA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
