⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher 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, 18 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to eight- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 45
A 17-0 run took them from 2 down to 15 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 0:23 · IND 34-30 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:19 · IND 98-104 LAL
- Lead
Marquis Daniels hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:15 · IND 116-115 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Danny Granger flagrant foul type 1 (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)
Q3 2:06 · IND 86-86 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 2:04 · IND 57-63 LAL
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 2 down to 15 up
Q3 2:28 · IND 86-101 LAL
- Go-ahead
Kobe Bryant hit a 22-foot two point shot
Q4 0:58 · IND 116-117 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
