⏱️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 first 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their eight- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
- Ran them off the floor, 34 fast break points to 15
- A 15-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 36 in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 4:11 · IND 35-23 SA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 36
Q3 6:22 · IND 110-74 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 36-point lead to 44
Q4 4:36 · IND 148-104 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 39-point deficit to 30
Q3 0:53 · IND 119-89 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 20 | Threes made | 8 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 38 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 34 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
