⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 28
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 4:33 · LAL 28-15 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q2 4:31 · LAL 56-35 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Lamar Odom technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:01 · LAL 75-55 IND
- Missed FT
Jordan Farmar misses technical free throw
Q3 3:56 · LAL 75-58 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q1 0:24 · LAL 33-26 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 11:00 · LAL 85-75 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley misses technical free throw
Q2 3:00 · LAL 54-35 IND
- Technical
Al Harrington technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:56 · LAL 75-58 IND
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:29 · LAL 92-84 IND
📊The numbers
| LAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
