⏱️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
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 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 eight threes to their seventeen- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 39 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 7:21 · IND 18-9 MIN
- Winner
Malcolm Brogdon hit a 15-foot two point shot
Q4 0:18 · IND 116-114 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Myles Turner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:28 · IND 113-107 MIN
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon lost ball turnover
Q4 0:59 · IND 114-114 MIN
- Turnover
T.J. Warren lost ball turnover
Q4 0:48 · IND 114-114 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:00 · IND 37-35 MIN
- Ties it
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:48 · IND 114-114 MIN
- Steal
Shabazz Napier stole it from Malcolm Brogdon
Q4 0:59 · IND 114-114 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul
Q4 4:45 · IND 111-103 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:16 · IND 114-114 MIN
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:31 · IND 114-114 MIN
📊The numbers
| IND | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 17 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
