⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 32 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 4:48 · LAL 87-67 IND
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 32
Q3 1:47 · LAL 103-71 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:30 · LAL 4-8 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Earl Watson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:15 · LAL 65-61 IND
📊The numbers
| LAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
