⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 29
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 9:41 · IND 4-17 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q2 10:19 · IND 24-48 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
