⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q1 6:56 · MEM 26-7 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 10:40 · MEM 46-29 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 7:37 · MEM 108-94 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
