⏱️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
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 3:31 · IND 28-20 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 1:00 · IND 87-84 SA
- Steal
Myles Turner stole it from Kawhi Leonard
Q4 0:29 · IND 101-105 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:35 · IND 98-100 SA
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:48 · IND 101-105 SA
- Turnover
Paul George lost ball turnover
Q4 0:26 · IND 101-105 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q3 4:13 · IND 72-81 SA
- Steal
Kawhi Leonard stole it from Paul George
Q4 0:26 · IND 101-105 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard bad pass
Q4 0:29 · IND 101-105 SA
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · IND 104-107 SA
📊The numbers
| IND | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
