⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 27 from three- A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 6:11 · LAC 13-17 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Griffin bad pass
Q4 4:05 · LAC 82-88 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 9:41 · LAC 5-16 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 5:31 · LAC 59-68 IND
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q3 0:01 · LAC 70-86 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ian Mahinmi out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:32 · LAC 84-90 IND
- Missed FT
Ian Mahinmi misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:13 · LAC 84-91 IND
- Missed FT
Ian Mahinmi misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:57 · LAC 86-91 IND
📊The numbers
| LAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
