⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made five threes to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 4:05 · LAL 94-82 IND
- Steal
Vladimir Radmanovic stole it from Jarrett Jack
Q4 1:57 · LAL 114-110 IND
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 0:03 · LAL 121-119 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Trevor Ariza technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:21 · LAL 105-94 IND
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · LAL 114-110 IND
- Technical
Vladimir Radmanovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:58 · LAL 117-114 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Ties it
Mike Dunleavy hit a 28-foot three jumper, Travis Diener with the assist
Q4 0:26 · LAL 119-119 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy bad pass
Q4 3:26 · LAL 108-107 IND
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack bad pass
Q4 1:57 · LAL 114-110 IND
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · LAL 117-115 IND
📊The numbers
| LAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
