⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 46- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 23
Q4 6:13 · IND 97-120 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q4 3:07 · IND 110-127 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 2:44 · IND 49-68 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q4 11:47 · IND 79-107 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 34
Q4 8:32 · IND 86-120 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Desmond Bane technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:25 · IND 41-45 MEM
- Flagrant
Jake LaRavia flagrant foul type 1
Q4 5:33 · IND 89-120 MEM
- Flagrant
Jake LaRavia flagrant foul type 1
Q4 3:07 · IND 101-127 MEM
📊The numbers
| IND | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 32 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 38 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
