⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 42
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32
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
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 2:38 · IND 76-92 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 8:07 · IND 87-104 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 3:55 · IND 92-113 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Shannon Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:45 · IND 84-94 LAL
📊The numbers
| IND | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
