⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 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, 53 rebounds to 38
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q1 6:41 · IND 29-7 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q2 8:41 · IND 46-17 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 39
Q2 4:00 · IND 60-21 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 27
Q3 10:52 · IND 64-37 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 21
Q4 9:10 · IND 96-75 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:55 · IND 64-37 LAL
📊The numbers
| IND | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
