⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q3 8:57 · LAL 69-59 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 4:46 · LAL 80-68 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 3:17 · LAL 108-95 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Steals | 17 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
