⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their seventeen- A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:58 · LAL 14-14 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 6:48 · LAL 77-61 IND
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23
Q4 5:33 · LAL 108-85 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Ronny Turiaf technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:05 · LAL 39-28 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:42 · LAL 0-9 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 10:30 · LAL 92-85 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 2:12 · LAL 108-93 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Dunleavy technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:09 · LAL 11-14 IND
📊The numbers
| LAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
