⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+4Q138-33
+5Q231-24
+7Q328-19
-1Q427-31
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 24-10 off them
Key battles
11Steals3
24Points off turnovers10
12Blocks5
15Threes made7
📊The numbers
| LAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 7 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
