⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their four- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 33-6 off them
- Won the second chances, ten offensive rebounds to three
- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 26
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 0:26 · IND 39-26 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q2 2:56 · IND 67-38 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 29
Q3 9:34 · IND 80-51 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q2 0:30 · IND 70-50 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 19 | Threes made | 4 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 37 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
