⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 36
- A 19-0 run took them from 6 down to 13 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 51
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 11:45 · LAC 9-0 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 5:30 · LAC 23-8 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Griffin possession lost ball turnoverJeff Teague
Q4 2:47 · LAC 93-100 IND
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:25 · LAC 100-104 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 6 down to 13 up
Q2 0:05 · LAC 54-67 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 0:31 · LAC 69-87 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:08 · LAC 96-103 IND
- Missed FT
Myles Turner misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:38 · LAC 98-104 IND
📊The numbers
| LAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
