⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 24- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the third quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q1 0:49 · IND 30-24 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:25 · IND 6-14 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 0:02 · IND 58-61 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 5:58 · IND 67-80 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dan Dickau misses technical free throw
Q2 8:17 · IND 32-28 LAC
📊The numbers
| IND | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 77 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
