⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 3:24 · LAL 32-17 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Avery Bradley misses technical free throw
Q1 7:42 · LAL 12-6 IND
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:33 · LAL 85-83 IND
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:31 · LAL 94-101 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 8:15 · LAL 87-95 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caris LeVert lost ball turnover
Q4 3:53 · LAL 94-101 IND
📊The numbers
| LAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
