⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of 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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 17 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 4:29 · IND 26-18 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 0:37 · IND 42-27 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 5:08 · IND 65-49 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
T.J. Warren technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:44 · IND 121-103 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 17
Q4 10:30 · IND 112-95 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dillon Brooks misses technical free throw
Q4 3:44 · IND 121-103 MEM
📊The numbers
| IND | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
