⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 6:20 · LAC 39-29 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 6:28 · LAC 81-68 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:45 · LAC 39-37 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:11 · LAC 74-68 IND
📊The numbers
| LAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
