⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 26- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 48
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 9:14 · SA 15-4 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q4 6:30 · SA 127-101 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Victor Wembanyama technical foul
Q4 8:02 · SA 114-96 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q2 2:21 · SA 64-51 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 15
Q4 2:04 · SA 134-119 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Nembhard misses technical free throw
Q4 8:02 · SA 114-96 IND
📊The numbers
| SA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 33 | Assists | 38 |
| 76 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
