⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 15- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the second quarter
A 15-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 4 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q2 5:02 · IND 66-51 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q2 0:37 · IND 85-59 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 7:09 · IND 7-20 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q3 9:50 · IND 85-67 MEM
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 4
Q3 5:51 · IND 91-87 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 12 | Blocks | 7 |
