⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 31 free throws to their 42
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 11:26 · LAL 72-65 IND
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a 8-foot two point shot
Q4 2:47 · LAL 85-83 IND
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a driving layup
Q4 1:46 · LAL 87-85 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Smush Parker bad pass
Q4 2:16 · LAL 85-83 IND
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant offensive foul (5th personal foul)
Q4 0:09 · LAL 93-90 IND
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
Q4 0:09 · LAL 93-90 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 7:18 · LAL 57-60 IND
- Steal
Stephen Jackson stole it from Smush Parker
Q4 2:16 · LAL 85-83 IND
- Ties it
Danny Granger hit a layup
Q4 1:59 · LAL 85-85 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal offensive foul (Kwame Brown draws the foul)
Q4 2:35 · LAL 85-83 IND
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal turnover
Q4 2:35 · LAL 85-83 IND
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:34 · LAL 87-85 IND
📊The numbers
| LAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
