⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 42
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
Q1 9:44 · IND 12-4 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 2:12 · IND 91-70 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 33
Q4 9:36 · IND 109-76 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 25
Q4 6:13 · IND 110-85 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 3:43 · IND 114-95 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 12 |
