⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- They went cold, three of 24 from three
- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their nine
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 68
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q1 3:17 · IND 23-26 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 4:59 · IND 90-102 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 11:47 · IND 1-9 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 8:21 · IND 80-99 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
