⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers 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.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Doug McDermott misses technical free throw
Q4 9:32 · IND 70-84 SA
- Flagrant
JaKarr Sampson flagrant foul type 2
Q4 9:32 · IND 70-84 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:44 · IND 15-17 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 1:13 · IND 21-38 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Patty Mills and JaKarr Sampson
Q4 9:32 · IND 70-84 SA
- Technical
Rudy Gay technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:32 · IND 70-84 SA
📊The numbers
| IND | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
