⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 25-12 off them- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
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 cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 8:24 · IND 96-102 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 10:13 · IND 88-102 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 4:41 · IND 100-121 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 34 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
