⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the second 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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:51 · MEM 10-3 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 8:59 · MEM 43-27 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q4 8:14 · MEM 117-94 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:40 · MEM 58-52 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:22 · MEM 68-65 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q4 10:35 · MEM 105-94 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - RayJ Dennis and Ja Morant
Q3 1:47 · MEM 95-77 IND
📊The numbers
| MEM | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
