While things got wacky late as the Indiana Pacers staged another late game comeback that fell short, this game didn’t have much going for it up until that point. The San Antonio Spurs would score the first five points of the game, ensuring once again that the Pacers would suffer a wire-to-wire loss, piling on 36 for the first and another 34 in the second quarter.
The Pacers, after falling behind by 10 in the first quarter, did manage to climb back into the game with the second unit, debut minutes from Andrew Nembhard helping to make it a 45-43 game when the starters returned.