⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of twenty from three- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 62
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 3:04 · IND 88-87 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q4 9:45 · IND 108-101 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:54 · IND 112-110 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 11:12 · IND 32-40 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 11:19 · IND 90-87 MIN
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 0:55 · IND 112-110 MIN
📊The numbers
| IND | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
