⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 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
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
- A 19-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 22 in the first quarter
A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 22
Q1 2:54 · MEM 44-22 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 2:09 · MEM 89-77 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 2:16 · MEM 116-98 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:26 · MEM 58-57 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:32 · MEM 78-77 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Nesmith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:09 · MEM 78-77 IND
📊The numbers
| MEM | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 18 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
