⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 22 from three
- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 6:26 · LAC 43-39 IND
- Ties it
Corey Maggette made Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:15 · LAC 83-83 IND
- Go-ahead
Marko Jaric made Layup. Assisted by Elton Brand.
Q4 0:25 · LAC 87-86 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marko Jaric Bad Pass. Stolen by Jermaine O'Neal.
Q4 1:34 · LAC 83-85 IND
- Turnover
24 second
OT 4:11 · LAC 87-90 IND
- Turnover
Corey Maggette Bad Pass
OT 1:13 · LAC 92-98 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 10:52 · LAC 1-11 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 2:39 · LAC 47-51 IND
- Winner
Ron Artest made 8 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:10 · LAC 87-88 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington Bad Pass. Stolen by Bobby Simmons.
Q4 4:07 · LAC 80-81 IND
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:43 · LAC 85-85 IND
📊The numbers
| LAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
