⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 7:52 · IND 75-68 LAL
- Go-ahead
Paul George hit a 20-foot two point shot
Q4 2:09 · IND 107-106 LAL
- Winner
Paul George hit a two point shot, Jeff Teague with the assist
Q4 1:39 · IND 109-108 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:37 · IND 62-59 LAL
- Go-ahead
Julius Randle hit a dunk, Louis Williams with the assist
Q4 1:54 · IND 107-108 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luol Deng technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:53 · IND 57-42 LAL
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
Q4 4:30 · IND 103-99 LAL
📊The numbers
| IND | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
