⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21
Q2 3:55 · IND 56-35 LAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 26
Q4 7:31 · IND 103-77 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 10:44 · IND 89-77 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Piatkowski missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 7:01 · IND 11-4 LAC
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 0:32 · IND 105-81 LAC
📊The numbers
| IND | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
