⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:04 · IND 70-70 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 6:52 · IND 80-74 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 4:11 · IND 89-76 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal lost ball
Q4 3:34 · IND 82-76 LAL
- Missed FT
Jeff Foster misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · IND 89-82 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 1:39 · IND 61-70 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom lost ball
Q4 3:54 · IND 82-76 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
Q4 0:33 · IND 89-82 LAL
📊The numbers
| IND | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 16 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
