⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40- A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q2 0:40 · SA 63-54 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 0:44 · SA 87-70 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 8:36 · SA 33-44 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 6:26 · SA 98-88 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
