⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 27
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 4:43 · IND 41-19 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q2 2:31 · IND 41-30 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 4:20 · IND 59-48 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 11:15 · IND 69-60 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 8 | Threes made | 1 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
