⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their five- Beaten inside, 14 points in the paint 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:54 · IND 23-14 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ian Mahinmi misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:07 · IND 79-82 LAC
- Turnover
Monta Ellis out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:49 · IND 81-87 LAC
- Turnover
George Hill bad pass
Q4 0:00 · IND 89-91 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:12 · IND 23-23 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:37 · IND 57-56 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 1:34 · IND 72-81 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:57 · IND 83-87 LAC
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · IND 86-89 LAC
- Turnover
J.J. Redick back court turnover
Q4 0:02 · IND 89-91 LAC
📊The numbers
| IND | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 14 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
