⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 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
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 30 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:58 · SA 12-3 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 7:01 · SA 71-63 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 4:40 · SA 113-102 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:29 · SA 108-102 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:09 · SA 98-97 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Myles Turner traveling
Q4 4:18 · SA 106-102 IND
📊The numbers
| SA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 33 | Assists | 20 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
