⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAC 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 Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Rush misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:13 · IND 79-72 LAC
- Missed FT
Brandon Rush misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:13 · IND 79-72 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:10 · IND 79-73 LAC
📊The numbers
| IND | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 13 | Assists | 9 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
