⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of eighteen from three- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:21 · MIN 56-56 IND
- Steal
Andrew Wiggins stole it from Paul George
Q4 0:38 · MIN 99-105 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:58 · MIN 81-82 IND
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · MIN 96-102 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 2:48 · MIN 22-27 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 1:15 · MIN 46-56 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 8:14 · MIN 58-65 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George lost ball turnover
Q4 0:38 · MIN 99-105 IND
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MIN 101-106 IND
- Missed FT
Thaddeus Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · MIN 103-108 IND
📊The numbers
| MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
