⏱️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, 3 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 31 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 8:13 · IND 67-58 LAL
- Ties it
Malcolm Brogdon hit a 16-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 2:20 · IND 100-100 LAL
- Lead
Malcolm Brogdon hit a two point shot
Q4 0:36 · IND 104-102 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · IND 105-102 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 7:49 · IND 91-95 LAL
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:40 · IND 102-102 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:53 · IND 98-100 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:53 · IND 98-100 LAL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:37 · IND 98-100 LAL
📊The numbers
| IND | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
