⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, ten of eighteen from three
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 33
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 17-6 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 0:39 · LAL 84-77 IND
- Go-ahead
Matt Barnes hit a driving dunk, Pau Gasol with the assist
Q4 2:34 · LAL 92-91 IND
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Darren Collison
Q4 0:29 · LAL 94-95 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Bynum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:03 · LAL 66-64 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 4:20 · LAL 46-42 IND
- Winner
Darren Collison hit a driving layup, Roy Hibbert with the assist
Q4 1:15 · LAL 94-95 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darren Collison lost ball
Q4 0:29 · LAL 94-95 IND
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · LAL 94-98 IND
📊The numbers
| LAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
