⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q3 0:43 · MIN 70-77 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 1:47 · MIN 86-102 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:20 · MIN 84-89 IND
📊The numbers
| MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
