⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Timberwolves 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shabazz Napier out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:37 · MIN 91-95 IND
- Missed FT
Gorgui Dieng misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:56 · MIN 95-99 IND
- Turnover
Shabazz Napier out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:03 · MIN 99-104 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 6:17 · MIN 65-70 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis traveling
Q4 4:57 · MIN 87-92 IND
- Missed FT
Malcolm Brogdon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · MIN 99-104 IND
📊The numbers
| MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
