San Antonio Spurs (53-19) beat Indiana Pacers (15-56) 134-119 at home on Saturday, March 21 in a shootout, with the two teams combining for 253 points.
The game, quarter by quarter
The Spurs struck first, taking the opening quarter 42-29 and a 13-point lead after one. The teams matched each other with 24 points apiece in the second quarter; the Spurs still led by 13 at halftime.
The Spurs won the third 34-32 to create some separation, taking a 15-point lead into the fourth. The teams matched each other with 34 points apiece in the fourth quarter, and the Spurs closed regulation with a 134-119 lead.
What decided it
The Spurs grabbed 37.1% of their own misses, while the Pacers recovered 10%. The second chances kept adding up.
At roughly 100 possessions per team, the Spurs produced 134.1 points per 100 possessions to 119.1 for the Pacers.
Who made the difference
Keldon Johnson was the game's biggest individual force for SAS: 24 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast on 10-12 shooting. His Game Score of 23.2 led everyone. His team was +11 with him on the floor.
Andrew Nembhard led the Pacers with 25 pts, 1 reb, 7 ast on 8-13 shooting, good for a 22.7 Game Score.
What it means
The result fit the pre-game Win Meter, which gave the Spurs about a 96% chance.
Across the last 3 meetings in our records, San Antonio Spurs lead 2-1.
The Spurs are now 53-19, and the Pacers are 15-56. The Spurs last five before this game: L-W-W-W-W.
Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.