⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 27 from three
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 28-12 off them
- A 18-0 run took them from 11 down to 7 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 56
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 58
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 5:34 · IND 48-52 MIN
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 11 down to 7 up
Q2 3:37 · IND 67-60 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 3:57 · IND 116-110 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate McMillan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:47 · IND 74-75 MIN
- Missed FT
Bojan Bogdanovic misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:58 · IND 116-110 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 4:01 · IND 21-31 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 9:43 · IND 74-75 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q4 10:47 · IND 103-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:31 · IND 109-107 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:31 · IND 109-107 MIN
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:50 · IND 112-108 MIN
📊The numbers
| IND | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 35 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
