⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 21-11 off them- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the second quarter
- Went cold from three, four of 23
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:45 · IND 44-45 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:22 · IND 85-91 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West bad pass
Q4 1:32 · IND 89-95 LAC
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · IND 91-97 LAC
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · IND 91-97 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 8:00 · IND 36-45 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 9:44 · IND 72-87 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:00 · IND 85-91 LAC
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · IND 91-97 LAC
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · IND 91-97 LAC
📊The numbers
| IND | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
