⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 35 from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 66
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 9:53 · IND 35-27 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 11:46 · IND 62-48 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 8:31 · IND 77-57 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 11:41 · IND 95-82 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul
Q2 3:36 · IND 45-37 MIN
📊The numbers
| IND | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
