⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
-2Q122-25
+10Q231-18
+5Q327-16
+5Q427-21
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their two- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 33
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
14Threes made2
14Blocks3
54%Three-point accuracy22%
24Assists10
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 11:18 · IND 61-44 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 14 | Threes made | 2 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 10 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 14 | Blocks | 3 |
