⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 6:53 · IND 25-13 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 5:05 · IND 69-51 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q2 1:18 · IND 80-56 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q4 1:46 · IND 131-118 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 37 | Assists | 34 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
