⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, nine of nineteen from three- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 6:09 · IND 25-15 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 0:00 · IND 33-18 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Lance Stephenson and DeAndre Jordan
Q2 9:44 · IND 35-21 LAC
- Flagrant
David West flagrant foul type 2 (Blake Griffin draws the foul)
Q3 12:00 · IND 57-43 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q3 8:29 · IND 71-57 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
