⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
- Went cold from three, seven of 24
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:26 · LAL 13-0 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q1 6:15 · LAL 25-6 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 4:36 · LAL 98-88 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tyson Chandler flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:58 · LAL 81-73 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 2:33 · LAL 56-48 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 6:40 · LAL 66-69 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
