⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 0:39 · LAL 12-15 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley Lost Ball
Q4 0:28 · LAL 60-66 IND
📊The numbers
| LAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 1 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 12 | Blocks | 2 |
