⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 26 from three- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 23
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 29-15 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 2:33 · IND 27-26 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 11:03 · IND 38-29 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 18
Q3 2:17 · IND 89-71 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 2:38 · IND 102-92 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
