⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nine- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the third quarter
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:26 · IND 19-8 LAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q3 10:18 · IND 58-53 LAL
- Ties it
George Hill hit a 13-foot jumper
Q4 2:39 · IND 87-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:10 · IND 85-84 LAL
- Turnover
Lance Stephenson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:39 · IND 87-87 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Steve Blake hit a 27-foot three jumper, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 2:55 · IND 85-87 LAL
- Steal
Steve Blake stole it from Lance Stephenson
Q4 1:39 · IND 87-87 LAL
- Winner
Dwight Howard hit a layup, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 1:30 · IND 87-89 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Metta World Peace out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:53 · IND 87-87 LAL
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · IND 87-94 LAL
- Missed FT
Steve Blake misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · IND 90-96 LAL
📊The numbers
| IND | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
