⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 8:21 · SA 11-8 IND
- Steal
Kyle Anderson stole it from Victor Oladipo
Q4 0:17 · SA 84-92 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:12 · SA 76-83 IND
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge lost ball turnover
Q4 1:56 · SA 78-85 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 7:18 · SA 32-36 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 6:17 · SA 54-66 IND
- Steal
Victor Oladipo stole it from LaMarcus Aldridge
Q4 1:56 · SA 78-85 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo lost ball turnover
Q4 4:17 · SA 76-83 IND
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo lost ball turnover
Q4 0:17 · SA 84-92 IND
📊The numbers
| SA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 10 | Assists | 1 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Steals | 10 |
| 14 | Blocks | 15 |
