⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 31
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q2 9:40 · IND 40-33 MEM
- Steal
Pascal Siakam stole it from John Konchar
Q4 1:56 · IND 110-108 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aaron Nesmith misses technical free throw
Q3 0:03 · IND 92-81 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:38 · IND 98-97 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Williams Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:51 · IND 110-108 MEM
- Turnover
John Konchar bad pass
Q4 1:56 · IND 110-108 MEM
📊The numbers
| IND | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
