⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher 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, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 24
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 7:13 · MEM 45-54 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 6:37 · MEM 88-81 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 8:45 · MEM 9-20 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul
Q3 0:49 · MEM 101-91 IND
📊The numbers
| MEM | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 36 | Assists | 28 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
