⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fourteen from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 9:47 · IND 44-36 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 5:26 · IND 73-62 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Dahntay Jones technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:32 · IND 35-35 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
