⏱️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
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their five, and were outscored 18-6 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 11:30 · IND 61-48 LAL
- Winner
Anthony Johnson made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephen Jackson.
Q4 1:31 · IND 92-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Caron Butler.
Q4 2:55 · IND 88-84 LAL
- Turnover
Jeff Foster Offensive Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.
Q4 2:35 · IND 88-86 LAL
- Turnover
Jeff Foster Turnover
Q4 2:35 · IND 88-86 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 3:15 · IND 50-48 LAL
- Ties it
Chucky Atkins made 26 ft three point jumper.
Q4 1:47 · IND 90-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chucky Atkins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:19 · IND 88-86 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:51 · IND 95-91 LAL
📊The numbers
| IND | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 29 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
