⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 28 from three- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 40
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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 1:07 · IND 37-31 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
T.J. McConnell traveling
Q4 2:17 · IND 131-125 MIN
- Missed FT
Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · IND 138-134 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 10:58 · IND 112-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:35 · IND 131-125 MIN
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:15 · IND 138-133 MIN
📊The numbers
| IND | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 32 | Assists | 30 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
